-ьꙗ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ьja.

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ьꙗ • (-ĭjaf

  1. Denominal, forming collective nouns or abstract nouns with hyperbolic connotation
    дивъ (divŭ, wild) + ‎-ьꙗ (-ĭja) → ‎дивьꙗ (divĭja, recklessness)
    оутро (utro, morning) + ‎-ьꙗ (-ĭja) → ‎оутрьꙗ (utrĭja, dawn, morning)
    братръ (bratrŭ, brother) + ‎-ьꙗ (-ĭja) → ‎братрьꙗ (bratrĭja, brothers, brethren)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), -εῖον (-eîon), Greek (), (); found in loanwords.

Alternative forms

  • -їа (-ia)Emulating the Greek orthography

Suffix

-ьꙗ • (-ĭjaf

  1. -ia, -y
    Greek Ἀβιληνή (Abilēnḗ)Авилиньꙗ (Avilinĭja, (biblical) Abilene (a region of Syria))
    Greek Ἀγαθόκλεια (Agathókleia)Агаѳокльꙗ (Agaθoklĭja, Agathokleia)
    Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)Академьꙗ (Akademĭja, Akademeia)

Declension

Declension of -ьꙗ (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative -ьꙗ
-ĭja
-ьи
-ĭi
-ьѩ
-ĭję
genitive -ьѩ
-ĭję
-ью
-ĭju
-ьь
-ĭĭ
dative -ьи
-ĭi
-ьꙗма
-ĭjama
-ьꙗмъ
-ĭjamŭ
accusative -ьѭ
-ĭjǫ
-ьи
-ĭi
-ьѩ
-ĭję
instrumental -ьеѭ
-ĭjejǫ
-ьꙗма
-ĭjama
-ьꙗми
-ĭjami
locative -ьи
-ĭi
-ью
-ĭju
-ьꙗхъ
-ĭjaxŭ
vocative -ье
-ĭje
-ьи
-ĭi
-ьѩ
-ĭję

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ьꙗ