-чив

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ъčivъ, *-ьčivъ, a combination of -ък (-ǎk) +‎ -ив (-iv). Cognate with Russian -чи́вый (-čívyj).

Suffix

-чив • (-čiv)

1. Forms adjectives from nouns, verbal participles/nouns or adjectives with resultant or approximating meaning: -ish, -able

   From verbs:

   влю́бвам се (vljúbvam se, “to fall in love”) → влюбчи́в (vljubčív, “amorous”)

   доверя́вам се (doverjávam se, “to trust”) → доверчи́в (doverčív, “trustful, credulous”)

   горя́ (gorjá, “to burn”) → горчи́в (gorčív, “bitter”)

   възприе́мам (vǎzpriémam, “to perceive”) → възприемчи́в (vǎzpriemčív, “perceptive”)

   изме́ням (izménjam, “to change, alter”) → изменчи́в (izmenčív, “variable”)

   отстъ́пя (otstǎ́pja, “to retreat, give way”) → отстъпчи́в (otstǎpčív, “compliant”)

   From action/abstract nouns:

   о́тзив (ótziv, “respond”) → отзивчи́в (otzivčív, “responsive”)

   ра́зговор (rázgovor, “dialogue, talk”) → разговорчи́в (razgovorčív, “talkative”)

   укло́н (uklón, “inclination, trend”) → уклончи́в (uklončív, “evasive”)

   оби́да (obída, “insult”) → обидчи́в (obidčív, “tetchy, resentful”)

   From adjectives:

   едностра́нен (ednostránen, “unilateral”) → едностранчи́в (ednostrančív, “one-sided”)

   усто́ен (ustóen, “stable”) → устойчи́в (ustojčív, “resistant, enduring”)

Usage notes

Adjectives formed with the suffix -чив normally denote tendency, liability to do the activity/property that the adjective stem conveys.

Declension

Declension of -чи́в (no comparative)

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	-чи́в -čív	-чи́ва -číva	-чи́во -čívo	-чи́ви -čívi
definite (subject form)	-чи́вият -čívijat	-чи́вата -čívata	-чи́вото -čívoto	-чи́вите -čívite
definite (object form)	-чи́вия -čívija

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -чив