-ій

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ějь.

Suffix

-ій • (-ij)

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a masculine noun denoting someone or something that performs the action denoted by the verb.
    носі́й (nosíj), воді́й (vodíj), палі́й (palíj), зло́дій (zlódij)

Derived terms
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ій
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