Meaning of -eći | Babel Free

Definitions

1. suffix forming a verbal adjective from the present tense of certain imperfective verbs, specifically those whose third person plural present tense ends in -ē, i.e. infinitives in -iti, -(i)(j)eti, some in -jati and a few others
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2. suffix added to nouns referring to (usually) young animals, forming relational adjectives referring to the animal (not always specifically to the young animal)
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Equivalents

Examples

“rukovòditi (“to lead, to manage”) → rukòvodē (“they lead, they manage”) + -ēćī → rukòvodēćī (“directive, leading, managing”)”

“póstojati (“to be, to exist”) → póstojē (“they exist”) + -ēćī → póstojēćī (“existing”)”

“lèt(j)eti (“to fly”) → lètē (“they fly”) + -ēćī → lètēćī (“flying”)”

“jȁnje (“lamb”) + -ećī → jànjećī (“lamb (relational)”)”

“jȁre (“kid, young goat”) + -ećī → jàrećī (“kid, young goat (relational)”)”

“kr̀me (“pig; piglet”) + -ećī → kr̀mećī (“pig (relational); swinish, porcine”)”

“pȉle (“chick, young chicken”) + -ećī → pìlećī (“chicken (relational); chicken meat (relational)”)”

“Proto-Slavic *pьsę̀ (“puppy, young dog”) + -ećī → psȅćī (“dog (relational); canine”)”