учтивый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *učьstivъ. By surface analysis, у- (u-) + чтить (čtitʹ, to honour, respect) + -и́вый (-ívyj). Cognate with Polish uczciwy (honest), Czech uctivý (respectful), Serbo-Croatian у̀чтив (polite), Old Church Slavonic оучьтивъ (učĭtivŭ).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ʊt͡ɕˈtʲivɨj]

Adjective

учти́вый • (učtívyj)

  1. civil, courteous, polite, considerate
    Synonyms: ве́жливый (véžlivyj), почти́тельный (počtítelʹnyj)

Declension

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