-ень

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ ɛnʲ]

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-nь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(Ø)-ḗn.

    Suffix

    -́ень • (-́enʹm

    1. forms masculine nouns, predominantly agents
      учи́ти (učýty) + ‎-ень (-enʹ) → ‎у́чень (účenʹ)
    Declension
    Declension of -́ень
    (inan soft masc-form accent-a reduc)
    singular plural
    nominative -́ень
    -́enʹ
    -ні́
    -ní
    genitive -ня́
    -njá
    -ні́в
    -nív
    dative -не́ві, -ню́
    -névi, -njú
    -ня́м
    -njám
    accusative -́ень
    -́enʹ
    -ні́
    -ní
    instrumental -не́м
    -ném
    -ня́ми
    -njámy
    locative -ню́, -ні́
    -njú, -ní
    -ня́х
    -njáx
    vocative -ню́
    -njú
    -ні́
    -ní
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Suffix

    -ень • (-enʹn

    1. genitive plural of -ення (-ennja)

    Further reading

    • -eń in Polish dictionaries at PWN