Russian
- -овня (-ovnja), -отня (-otnja) — rebracketed forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from *-ьnъ + *-ja.
Pronunciation
- -ня: IPA(key): [nʲə]
- -ня́: IPA(key): [ˈnʲa]
Suffix
-ня • (-nja) (paroxytone)
- forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
- ко́локол (kólokol, “bell”) + -ня (-nja) → колоко́льня (kolokólʹnja, “bell tower”)
- печа́тать (pečátatʹ, “to print”) + -ня (-nja) → печа́тня (pečátnja, “printing house”)
- ве́чер (véčer, “evening”) + -ня (-nja) → вече́рня (večérnja, “vespers”)
- цирю́льник (cirjúlʹnik, “barber”) + -ня (-nja) → цирю́льня (cirjúlʹnja, “barbershop”)
- дегтя́рь (degtjárʹ, “tar worker”) + -ня (-nja) → дегтя́рня (degtjárnja, “tar works, where tar is extracted”)
- (archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
- forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
- forms nouns for groups of people
- сто (sto, “hundred”) + -ня (-nja) → со́тня (sótnja, “a military unit of hundred”)
- двор (dvor, “homestead, court”) + -ня (-nja) → дво́рня (dvórnja, “servants”)
Declension
Declension of -ня (bian fem-form soft-stem accent-a reduc)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ня -nja
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-ни -ni
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genitive
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-ни -ni
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-ен -en
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dative
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-не -ne
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-ням -njam
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accusative
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animate
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-ню -nju
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-ен -en
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inanimate
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-ни -ni
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instrumental
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-ней, -нею -nej, -neju
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-нями -njami
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prepositional
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-не -ne
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-нях -njax
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Suffix
-ня́ • (-njá) (oxytone)
- forms nouns denoting amassment
- forms nouns denoting an over-repetitive action
- ре́зать (rézatʹ, “to cut”) + -ня́ (-njá) → резня́ (reznjá, “massacre”)
- шепта́ть (šeptátʹ, “to whisper”) + -ня́ (-njá) → шепотня́ (šepotnjá, “whispering”)
- forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
- лы́жа (lýža, “ski”) + -ня́ (-njá) → лыжня́ (lyžnjá, “ski trail”)
- рука́ (ruká, “hand”) + -ня́ (-njá) → ручня́ (ručnjá, “sheaf, fistful”)
- голова́ (golová, “head”) + -ня́ (-njá) → головня́ (golovnjá, “brand, piece of wood burnt till only the head is left”)
- (rude, derogatory) forms nouns for groups of people
- алка́ш (alkáš, “alkie”) + -ня́ (-njá) → алкашня́ (alkašnjá, “alkies”)
- ребя́та (rebjáta, “children”) + -ня́ (-njá) → ребятня́ (rebjatnjá, “brats”)
Declension
Declension of -ня́ (bian fem-form soft-stem accent-b reduc)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ня́ -njá
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-ни́ -ní
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genitive
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-ни́ -ní
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-не́й -néj
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dative
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-не́ -né
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-ня́м -njám
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accusative
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animate
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-ню́ -njú
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-не́й -néj
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inanimate
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-ни́ -ní
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instrumental
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-нёй, -нёю -njój, -njóju
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-ня́ми -njámi
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prepositional
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-не́ -né
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-ня́х -njáx
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Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -ня
References
- Kiparsky, Valentin (1975) Russische historische Grammatik. Band III: Entwicklung des Wortschatzes (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 242
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- -ня: IPA(key): [ nʲa]
- -ня́: IPA(key): [ ˈnʲa]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from *-ьnъ + *-ja.
Suffix
-́ня • (-́nja) f (paroxytone)
- forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
- друкувати (drukuvaty, “to print”) + -ня (-nja) → друка́рня (drukárnja, “printing house”)
- перукар (perukar, “barber”) + -ня (-nja) → перукарня (perukarnja, “barbershop”)
- дьогтя́р (dʹohtjár, “tar worker”) + -ня (-nja) → дьогтя́рня (dʹohtjárnja, “tar works, where tar is extracted”)
- (archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
- forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
- forms nouns for groups of people
- сто (sto, “hundred”) + -ня (-nja) → со́тня (sótnja, “a military unit of hundred”)
- двір (dvir, “homestead, court”) + -ня (-nja) → дві́рня (dvírnja, “servants”)
Declension
Declension of -ня́
(inan soft fem-form accent-a reduc)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-ня́ -njá
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-ні́ -ní
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genitive
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-ні́ -ní
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-́ень -́enʹ
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dative
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-ні́ -ní
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-ня́м -njám
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accusative
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-ню́ -njú
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-ні́ -ní
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instrumental
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-не́ю -néju
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-ня́ми -njámy
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locative
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-ні́ -ní
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-ня́х -njáx
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vocative
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-не́ -né
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-ні́ -ní
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Suffix
-ня́ • (-njá) f (oxytone)
- forms nouns denoting amassment
- forms nouns denoting an over-repetitive action
- рі́зати (rízaty, “to cut”) + -ня́ (-njá) → різня́ (riznjá, “massacre”)
- по́внити (póvnyty, “to full out, to top up”) + -ня́ (-njá) → по́вня (póvnja, “full moon”)
- forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
- ли́жа (lýža, “ski”) + -ня́ (-njá) → лижня́ (lyžnjá, “ski trail”)
- голова́ (holová, “head”) + -ня́ (-njá) → головня́ (holovnjá, “brand, piece of wood burnt till only the head is left”)
- (rude, derogatory) forms nouns for groups of people
- алка́ш (alkáš, “alkie”) + -ня́ (-njá) → алкашня́ (alkašnjá, “alkies”)
Derived terms
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ня
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-ня • (-nja)
- feminine nominative singular of -ній (-nij)
Suffix
-́ня • (-́nja) m
- genitive singular of -ень (-enʹ)