-іва

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• -ыва (-yva) — after ⟨р⟩, ⟨ш⟩, ⟨ч⟩, ⟨ж⟩
• -iva — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -иво (-ivo), from Old East Slavic -иво (-ivo), from Proto-Slavic *-ivo. Compare Polish -iwo, Ukrainian -иво (-yvo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʲiva]
• Rhymes: -iva

Suffix

-іва • (-iva)

1. deverbal suffix used to form nouns, that denote a product of the activity described by the verb

   ‎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”)

2. deverbal suffix used to form nouns, that denote an instrument or material used to perform the activity described by the verb

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

3. denominal suffix used to form nouns, that denote instrumental and resultant terms

Derived terms

Belarusian terms suffixed with -іва