Meaning of -іва | Babel Free

Definitions

1. deverbal suffix used to form nouns, that denote a product of the activity described by the verb
   morpheme
2. deverbal suffix used to form nouns, that denote an instrument or material used to perform the activity described by the verb
   morpheme
3. denominal suffix used to form nouns, that denote instrumental and resultant terms
   morpheme

Examples

“пячы́ (pjačý, “to bake”) + -іва (-iva) → пе́чыва (pjéčyva, “baked goods”)”

“мро́іць (mróicʹ, “(archaic) to become barely visible”) + -іва (-iva) → мро́іва (mróiva, “haze, mist”)”

“маро́зіць (marózicʹ, “to freeze”) + -іва (-iva) → маро́зіва (maróziva, “ice cream”)”

“жаць (žacʹ, “to reap”) + -іва (-iva) → жні́ва (žníva, “harvest”)”

“палі́ць (palícʹ, “to burn”) + -іва (-iva) → па́ліва (páliva, “fuel”)”

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