-ть

See also: тъ

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ti, through the variant *-tь.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-ть • (-tʹ)

  1. The infinitive ending of the majority of Russian verbs (some use -ти (-ti) or -чь (-čʹ)).

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Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ti, through the variant *-tь.

Suffix

-ть • (-tʹ)

  1. Alternative infinitive ending, often used poetically.
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ть • (-tʹn

  1. genitive plural of -ття (-ttja)
  2. genitive plural of -тя (-tja)