-чь

See also: чъ

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ťi, from earlier *-kti.

Suffix

-чь • (-čʹ)

1. The infinitive ending of some Russian verbs whose root ends in /k/ or /g/.

See also

• -ать (-atʹ), -ять (-jatʹ), -еть (-etʹ), -ить (-itʹ)
• -ть (-tʹ), -ти (-ti)