Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *-itъ / *-istъ. Compare Russian -истый (-istyj), Belarusian -ысты (-ysty) and -істы (-isty), Polish -ysty and -isty.

Pronunciation edit

  • -́истий: IPA(key): [ ˈɪstei̯]
  • -и́стий: IPA(key): [ ˈɪstei̯]

Suffix edit

-́истий or -и́стий (-́ystyj or -ýstyj)

  1. adjective-forming suffix, added to nouns, indicating having the property of that noun
    гора́ (horá) + ‎-истий (-ystyj) → ‎гори́стий (horýstyj)
    м'я́со (mʺjáso) + ‎-истий (-ystyj) → ‎м'яси́стий (mʺjasýstyj)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit