чтиво

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьtivo. By surface analysis, 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 • (čtívon inan (genitive чти́ва, nominative plural чти́ва, genitive plural чтив)

  1. (derogatory) trashy reading material, pulp fiction

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

By surface analysis, чт- (čt-) +‎ -и́во (-ývo). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. borrowed from Russian?

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃtɪwɔ]

Noun

чти́во • (čtývon inan (genitive чти́ва, uncountable) (colloquial)

  1. (collective) reading material, stuff to read
  2. (rare) reading (the process of interpreting written language)
    Synonyms: чита́ння n (čytánnja), чи́тка f (čýtka)

Declension

Declension of чти́во
(inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)
singular
nominative чти́во
čtývo
genitive чти́ва
čtýva
dative чти́ву
čtývu
accusative чти́во
čtývo
instrumental чти́вом
čtývom
locative чти́ві
čtývi
vocative чти́во
čtývo

References

Further reading

  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “чтиво”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “чтиво”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • чтиво”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)