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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French -age.

Accentological notes

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An important type of restructuring is the unification of stress for all words containing a certain suffix. A similar rearrangement can also occur in words with the same final, i.e., a suffix-like outcome that does not have an independent meaning, cf. мира́ж (miráž, mirage), барра́ж (barráž, barrage).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-а́ж (-ážm inan

  1. -age (used to form nouns indicating a measurement in specific units, a process or action, or a collective term)
    Accent pattern a, monosyllabic stem (unmastered):
    то́нна (tónna, tonne) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎тонна́ж (tonnáž, tonnage)
    Accent pattern b, monosyllabic stem:
    лист (list, sheet (of paper)) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎листа́ж (listáž, sheet count)
    литр (litr, liter) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎литра́ж (litráž, litreage, displacement)
    метр (metr, meter) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎метра́ж (metráž, footage)
    монт- (mont-) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎монта́ж (montáž, assembling)
    тип (tip, type) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎типа́ж (tipáž, character)
    Accent pattern a, polysyllabic stem:
    персо́на (persóna, person) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎персона́ж (personáž, character)
    подхали́м (podxalím, toady) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎подхалима́ж (podxalimáž, toadying)
    шпио́н (špión, spy) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎шпиона́ж (špionáž, espionage)
    Accent pattern a/b, unmastered/mastered (professional):
    мир- (mir-) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎мира́ж (miráž, mirage)
    барр- (barr-) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎барра́ж (barráž, barrage)

Declension

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Derived terms

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