-чив
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ъčivъ, *-ьčivъ, a combination of -ък (-ǎk) + -ив (-iv). Cognate with Russian -чи́вый (-čívyj).
Suffix
-чив • (-čiv)
- Forms adjectives from nouns, verbal participles/nouns or adjectives with resultant or approximating meaning: -ish, -able
- From verbs:
- влю́бвам се (vljúbvam se, “to fall in love”) → влюбчи́в (vljubčív, “amorous”)
- доверя́вам се (doverjávam se, “to trust”) → доверчи́в (doverčív, “trustful, credulous”)
- горя́ (gorjá, “to burn”) → горчи́в (gorčív, “bitter”)
- възприе́мам (vǎzpriémam, “to perceive”) → възприемчи́в (vǎzpriemčív, “perceptive”)
- изме́ням (izménjam, “to change, alter”) → изменчи́в (izmenčív, “variable”)
- отстъ́пя (otstǎ́pja, “to retreat, give way”) → отстъпчи́в (otstǎpčív, “compliant”)
- From action/abstract nouns:
- о́тзив (ótziv, “respond”) → отзивчи́в (otzivčív, “responsive”)
- ра́зговор (rázgovor, “dialogue, talk”) → разговорчи́в (razgovorčív, “talkative”)
- укло́н (uklón, “inclination, trend”) → уклончи́в (uklončív, “evasive”)
- оби́да (obída, “insult”) → обидчи́в (obidčív, “tetchy, resentful”)
- From adjectives:
- едностра́нен (ednostránen, “unilateral”) → едностранчи́в (ednostrančív, “one-sided”)
- усто́ен (ustóen, “stable”) → устойчи́в (ustojčív, “resistant, enduring”)
- From verbs:
Usage notes
Adjectives formed with the suffix -чив normally denote tendency, liability to do the activity/property that the adjective stem conveys.
Declension
Declension of -чи́в (no comparative)
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | -чи́в -čív | -чи́ва -číva | -чи́во -čívo | -чи́ви -čívi |
| definite (subject form) | -чи́вият -čívijat | -чи́вата -čívata | -чи́вото -čívoto | -чи́вите -čívite |
| definite (object form) | -чи́вия -čívija | |||
| extended (vocative form) | -чи́ви, -чи́вий -čívi, -čívij |
Derived terms
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