FromProto-Slavic*-ьlivъ (occasionallyProto-Slavic*-ъlivъ), a combination of the resultative suffix-л(-l) +-ив(-iv).
-лив• (-liv) m
- Forms adjectives from nouns, verbal participles/nouns or adjectives with resultant or approximating meaning:-ish,-able
- From verbs:
- схва́щам(shváštam,“to grasp”) →схватли́в(shvatlív,“perceptive”)
- рабо́тя(rabótja,“to work”) →работли́в(rabotlív,“hard-working”)
- избу́хвам(izbúhvam,“to explode”) →избухли́в(izbuhlív,“short-tempered, explosive”)
- избу́хвам(izbúhvam,“to explode”) →избухли́в(izbuhlív,“short-tempered, explosive”)
- крада́(kradá,“to steal”) →крадли́в(kradlív,“thievish”)
- ре́ва(réva,“to cry”) →ревли́в(revlív,“cry-baby”)
- From action/abstract nouns:
- сва́да(sváda,“quarrel”) →свадли́в(svadlív,“quarrelsome”)
- скок(skok,“jump”) →скокли́в(skoklív,“frisky”)
- лъ́жа(lǎ́ža,“lie”) →лъжли́в(lǎžlív,“prone to lying”)
- па́мет(pámet,“memory”) →паметли́в(pametlív,“with good memory”)
- безо́чие(bezóčie,“shamelessness”) →безо́члив(bezóčliv,“shameless”)
- суета́(suetá,“vanity”) →суетли́в(suetlív,“fussy”)
- From adjectives:
- плах(plah,“timid”) →плашли́в(plašlív,“easily scared”)
- коке́тен(kokéten,“coquettish”) →кокетли́в(koketlív,“kittenish”)
Adjectives formed with the suffix-лив normally denote tendency, liability to do the activity/property that the adjective stem conveys.
Cognate withRussian-ли́вый(-lívyj),Czech-livý, etc.
-лив• (-liv) m
- -able (Anadjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaningpossible, orfit).
