Russian

Alternative forms

• -а́вый ‎(-ávyj) (after hushing consonants)

Suffix

-я́вый • ‎(-jávyj)

1. Suffix used to form adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, usually describing characteristics; approximately equivalent to -y.

   дыра́ ‎(dyrá, “hole”) → дыря́вый ‎(dyrjávyj, “holey, full of holes”)

   чёрный ‎(čórnyj, “black”) → черня́вый ‎(černjávyj, “dark-haired (colloquial)”)

   ку́дри ‎(kúdri, “curls”) → кудря́вый ‎(kudrjávyj, “curly”)

Declension