-евой

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Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ево́й (-evój)

  1. used to form adjectives from nouns, often relational
    о́трасль (ótraslʹ, branch, sector) + ‎-ево́й (-evój) → ‎отраслево́й (otraslevój, branch, sector (relational))
    край (kraj, edge; krai) + ‎-ево́й (-evój) → ‎краево́й (krajevój, edge (relational); krai (relational); regional)

Usage notes

  • -ово́й (-ovój) is used after paired non-palatalized consonants, as well as after the velar consonants к г х; -ево́й (-evój) is used after paired palatalized consonants, as well as after the unpaired consonants ж ч ш щ ц й.
  • When attached to a word ending in й, the й disappears. Compare краево́й (krajevój) above, derived from край (kraj); similarly боево́й (bojevój, fighting (relational)), derived from бой (boj, fight, battle).

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