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-'я

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic -ьѥ, -ье (-ĭje, -ĭje), from Proto-Slavic *-ьje. Doublet of -ие (-ye), a borrowing from Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-'я (-ʺjan

  1. Abstract noun suffix; forms part of larger suffixes and exists on its own especially as a suffix added to compound words.
  2. Suffix used to create names of locations in conjunction with prefixes.
    при- (pry-) + ‎Дністер (Dnister, Dniester) + ‎-о́в (-óv) + ‎-'я (-ʺja) → ‎Придністро́в'я (Prydnistróvʺja, Transnistria)

Usage notes

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Declension

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