-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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