чтиво

Russian

Etymology

From 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 (čtívo) n inan (genitive чти́ва, nominative plural чти́ва, genitive plural чтив)

  1. (derogatory) trashy reading material, pulp fiction

Declension

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