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-ня

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See also: ня, на, на-, -ња, and -на

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from *-ьnъ +‎ *-ja.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ня (-nja) (paroxytone)

  1. 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)
  2. (archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
    1. forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
    2. 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

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Suffix

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-ня́ (-njá) (oxytone)

  1. forms nouns denoting amassment
    1. 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)
    2. 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)
    3. (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

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Kiparsky, Valentin (1975), Russische historische Grammatik. Band III: Entwicklung des Wortschatzes (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 242

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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  • Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ + Ukrainian (-ja). From *-ьnъ +‎ Proto-Slavic *-ja.

    Suffix

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    -́ня (-́njaf (paroxytone)

    1. 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)
    2. (archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
      1. forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
        по́внити (póvnyty, to full out, to top up) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎по́вня (póvnja, full moon)
      2. 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
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    Declension of -́ня
    (inan/pers soft fem-form accent-a reduc)
    singular plural
    nominative -́ня
    -́nja
    -ні́
    -ní
    genitive -ні́
    -ní
    -́ень
    -́enʹ
    dative -ні́
    -ní
    -ня́м
    -njám
    accusative -ню́
    -njú
    -ні́, -́ень
    -ní, -́enʹ
    instrumental -не́ю
    -néju
    -ня́ми
    -njámy
    locative -ні́
    -ní
    -ня́х
    -njáx
    vocative -не́
    -né
    -ні́
    -ní

    Suffix

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    -ня́ (-njáf (oxytone)

    1. forms nouns denoting amassment
      1. forms nouns denoting an over-repetitive action
        рі́зати (rízaty, to cut) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎різня́ (riznjá, massacre)
      2. 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)
      3. (rude, derogatory) forms nouns for groups of people
        алка́ш (alkáš, alkie) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎алкашня́ (alkašnjá, alkies)
    Declension
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    Declension of -ня́
    (inan/pers soft fem-form accent-d reduc)
    singular plural
    nominative -ня́
    -njá
    -ні́
    -ní
    genitive -ні́
    -ní
    -ень
    -enʹ
    dative -ні́
    -ní
    -ня́м
    -njám
    accusative -ню́
    -njú
    -ні́, -ень
    -ní, -enʹ
    instrumental -не́ю
    -néju
    -ня́ми
    -njámy
    locative -ні́
    -ní
    -ня́х
    -njáx
    vocative -не́
    -né
    -ні́
    -ní

    Derived terms

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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Suffix

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    -ня (-nja)

    1. feminine nominative singular of -ній (-nij)

    Suffix

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    -́ня (-́njam

    1. genitive singular of -ень (-enʹ)

    Suffix

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    -ня (-njan inan

    1. (dialectal) inflection of -нє (-nje):
      1. genitive singular
      2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

    References

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