-атый

See also: ятый

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -атъ (-atŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-atъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ətɨj]
  • IPA(key): [ˈatɨj]

Suffix

-атый or -а́тый • (-atyj or -átyj)

  1. Suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, meaning "having X".
    ‎во́лос (vólos, “hair”) + ‎-а́тый (-átyj) → ‎волоса́тый (volosátyj, “hairy”)
    ‎крыло́ (kryló, “wing”) + ‎-а́тый (-átyj) → ‎крыла́тый (krylátyj, “winged”)
    ‎рог (rog, “horn”) + ‎-а́тый (-átyj) → ‎рога́тый (rogátyj, “horned”)
    ‎решётка (rešótka, “grid, lattice”) + ‎-атый (-atyj) → ‎решётчатый (rešótčatyj, “latticed”)
    ‎язы́к (jazýk, “tongue”) + ‎-а́тый (-átyj) → ‎языка́тый (jazykátyj, “sharp-tongued”) (colloquial)

Usage notes

This suffix sometimes palatalises -к- (внук (vnuk) → внуча́тый (vnučátyj)), and sometimes doesn't (язы́к (jazýk) → языка́тый (jazykátyj)); however, it never palatalises -г-.

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -атый
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