чтиво

Russian

Etymology

From чт- (čt-) +‎ -иво (-ivo, “(material)”). For the root, compare чту (čtu, “I read”), чти́вший (čtívšij, “having read”), etc. For the ending, compare ме́сиво (mésivo, “jumble, mush”), моло́зиво (molózivo, “colostrum (type of breast milk)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕtʲivə]

Noun

чти́во • (čtívo) n inan (genitive чти́ва, nominative plural чти́ва, genitive plural чтив)

  1. (derogatory) trashy reading material, pulp fiction

Declension

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