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-евой

-евой

Russian

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ево́й (-evój)

  1. used to form adjectives from nouns, often attributive
    отра́сль (otráslʹ, branch, sector)отраслево́й (otraslevój, branch, sector (attributive))
    край (kraj, edge; krai)краево́й (krajevój, edge (attributive); krai (attributive); regional)

Declension

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 (cf. краево́й (krajevój) above, derived from край (kraj)).

Derived terms

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