-ьё

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʲjɵ]

Suffix

-ьё • (-ʹjó)

1. Alternative form of -ье (-ʹje) (stressed).

   ‎бе́лый (bélyj, “white”) + ‎-ьё (-ʹjó) → ‎бельё (belʹjó, “underwear, bedding, laundry”)

   ‎ста́рый (stáryj, “old”) + ‎-ьё (-ʹjó) → ‎старьё (starʹjó, “old junk”)

Declension

Declension of -ьё (inan neut-form vowel-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ьё -ʹjó	-ья́ -ʹjá
genitive	-ья́ -ʹjá	-е́й -éj
dative	-ью́ -ʹjú	-ья́м -ʹjám
accusative	-ьё -ʹjó	-ья́ -ʹjá
instrumental	-ьём -ʹjóm	-ья́ми -ʹjámi
prepositional	-ье́ -ʹjé	-ья́х -ʹjáx

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ьё