Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ějь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ ii̯]
  • Audio:(file)

Suffix

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-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

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ій (-ij)

  1. -er; used to form the comparative.
    мерщі́й (merščíj), хутчі́й (xutčíj), метчі́й (metčíj), да́лій (dálij)

Derived terms

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