-чатый

Etymology

Extracted by rebracketing of words such as хлопча́тый (xlopčátyj) (from хло́пок (xlópok) + -атый (-atyj)), where -ч- (< -к- with palatalisation) is part of the stem.

Pronunciation

• -чатый: IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪtɨj]
• -ча́тый: IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕatɨj]

Suffix

-чатый or -ча́тый • (-čatyj or -čátyj)

1. adjective-forming suffix, added to nouns, indicating having the characteristic of that noun; sometimes an attributive adjective is formed instead

   взрыв (vzryv, “explosion”) → взры́вчатый (vzrývčatyj, “explosive”)

   узор (uzor, “pattern”) → узо́рчатый (uzórčatyj, “patterned”)

   пила́ (pilá, “saw”) → пи́льчатый (pílʹčatyj, “serrated”)

   бревно́ (brevnó, “log”) → бреве́нчатый (brevénčatyj, “timbered, made of logs”)