Part of speech /meaning |
Word formation processes/morphemes |
Examplein Russian |
Examplein English |
Noun |
Borrowedroots, suffixes, prefixes |
rostverkrigel’kronshtein |
grillagegirderknee |
Noun(abstract meaning) |
-niye, -ost’, -stvo,-iye, -ka, tsiya, etc.- |
vozvedeniyeukladkagidroizolyatsiya |
erectionlayingwaterproofing |
Noun derived from verbs |
No suffix |
szhimotzhig |
pressingannealing |
Noun derived from relative adjectives |
-ost’ |
ozyornost’ |
lake percentage |
Noun(tool, instrument,doer of action) |
-tel’ |
stroitel’rastvoritel’uplotnitel’ |
construction workerdissolventintermediate layer |
Noun (plural form) |
Irregularword-forming |
stalikleiyismoli |
steelsgluesresins |
Noun |
Nominalization |
vyazhushcheyevyazhushchiyegidrovlicheskiye |
binderhydraulic binder |
Adjective |
Stem composition +-ichesky, -al’ny,-itel’ny, -enny |
steklokristallicheskygradostroitel’ny |
glass-ceramiccity-planning |
Adjective(containing a small amount of additives) |
-isty(-istye) |
glinistiye chastitsypeschanisto-alevritovayaglina |
clay particlesaleurolite-siltstoneclay |
Adjectives(Superlatives) |
-eyshy |
krasiveyshy material dlya oblitsovki |
the finest material for facing |
Non-finite verb forms |
Suffixes for Russian attribute and adverbial participles |
armirovannoye steklobakilizirovannaya fanera |
reinforced glassbakelized plywood |
Verb(passive meaning) |
-sya |
ispol’zuyutsyaprikreplayutsya |
are usedare fixed |
Prepositionsand conjunctions |
Derivationfrom notional words |
po merev techeniyeputyom |
as soon asduringthrough |