-ій

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ějь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ii̯]

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Suffix

-ій • (-ij)

1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun denoting someone or something that performs the action denoted by the verb.

   носі́й (nosíj), воді́й (vodíj), палі́й (palíj), зло́дій (zlódij)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• -і (-i)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ii̯]

• Audio:

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Suffix

-ій • (-ij)

1. -er; used to form the comparative.

   мерщі́й (merščíj), хутчі́й (xutčíj), метчі́й (metčíj), да́лій (dálij)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ій