-ня

See also: ня, на, на-, -ња, and -на

Russian

Alternative forms

-овня (-ovnja), -отня (-otnja) — rebracketed forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

-ня: IPA^(key): [nʲə]
-ня́: IPA^(key): [ˈnʲa]

Suffix

-ня • (-nja) (paroxytone)

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”)
(archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
2. forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
4. 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

Declension of -ня (bian fem-form soft-stem accent-a reduc)

		singular	plural
nominative		-ня -nja	-ни -ni
genitive		-ни -ni	-ен -en
dative		-не -ne	-ням -njam
accusative	animate	-ню -nju	-ен -en
accusative	inanimate	-ню -nju	-ни -ni
instrumental		-ней, -нею -nej, -neju	-нями -njami
prepositional		-не -ne	-нях -njax

Suffix

-ня́ • (-njá) (oxytone)

forms nouns denoting amassment
2. 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”)
4. 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”)
6. (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

Declension of -ня́ (bian fem-form soft-stem accent-b reduc)

		singular	plural
nominative		-ня́ -njá	-ни́ -ní
genitive		-ни́ -ní	-не́й -néj
dative		-не́ -né	-ня́м -njám
accusative	animate	-ню́ -njú	-не́й -néj
accusative	inanimate	-ню́ -njú	-ни́ -ní
instrumental		-нёй, -нёю -njój, -njóju	-ня́ми -njámi
prepositional		-не́ -né	-ня́х -njáx

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ня

References

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

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

-івня (-ivnja), -ітня́ (-itnjá) — rebracketed forms

Pronunciation

-ня: IPA^(key): [ nʲa]
-ня́: IPA^(key): [ ˈnʲa]

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-́ня • (-́nja) f (paroxytone)

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”)
(archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
2. forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
4. 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

Declension of *-ня́*
(inan soft fem-form accent-a reduc)
	singular	plural
nominative	-ня́ -njá	-ні́ -ní
genitive	-ні́ -ní	-́ень -́enʹ
dative	-ні́ -ní	-ня́м -njám
accusative	-ню́ -njú	-ні́ -ní
instrumental	-не́ю -néju	-ня́ми -njámy
locative	-ні́ -ní	-ня́х -njáx
vocative	-не́ -né	-ні́ -ní

Suffix

-ня́ • (-njá) f (oxytone)

forms nouns denoting amassment
2. forms nouns denoting an over-repetitive action
  ‎рі́зати (rízaty, “to cut”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎різня́ (riznjá, “massacre”)
  
  ‎по́внити (póvnyty, “to full out, to top up”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎по́вня (póvnja, “full moon”)
4. 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”)
6. (rude, derogatory) forms nouns for groups of people
  ‎алка́ш (alkáš, “alkie”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎алкашня́ (alkašnjá, “alkies”)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From -ній (-nij).

Suffix

-ня • (-nja) f (variant -на)

female equivalent of -ній (-nij)

Declension

Declension of *-́ня*
(inan adj fem accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	-́ня -́nja	-́ні -́ni
genitive	-́ньої -́nʹoji	-́ніх -́nix
dative	-́ній -́nij	-́нім -́nim
accusative	-́ню -́nju	-́ні -́ni
instrumental	-́ньою -́nʹoju	-́німи -́nimy
locative	-́ній -́nij	-́ніх -́nix
vocative	-́ня -́nja	-́ні -́ni