Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьja.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ья • (-ʹja) f anim
- (feminine) Forms stylistically neutral female equivalents of nouns denoting males.
- говору́н (govorún, “babbler, talker”) + -ья (-ʹja) → говору́нья (govorúnʹja, “female talker”)
- бегу́н (begún, “runner”) + -ья (-ʹja) → бегу́нья (begúnʹja, “female runner”)
Declension
Declension of -ья (anim fem-form vowel-stem accent-a)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-ья
-ʹja
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-ьи
-ʹi
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| genitive
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-ьи
-ʹi
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-ий
-ij
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| dative
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-ье
-ʹje
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-ьям
-ʹjam
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| accusative
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-ью
-ʹju
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-ий
-ij
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| instrumental
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-ьей, -ьею
-ʹjej, -ʹjeju
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-ьями
-ʹjami
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| prepositional
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-ье
-ʹje
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-ьях
-ʹjax
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Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -ья
See also
- -есса (-essa), -исса (-issa), -иха (-ixa), -ша (-ša)