-ёж

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ežь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʲɵʂ]

Suffix

-ёж • (-jóž)

1. Suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs. Many such nouns are distinctly colloquial.

   ‎гра́бить (grábitʹ, “to rob”) + ‎-ёж (-jóž) → ‎грабёж (grabjóž, “robbery”)

   ‎плати́ть (platítʹ, “to pay”) + ‎-ёж (-jóž) → ‎платёж (platjóž, “payment”)

   ‎галде́ть (galdétʹ, “to make a racket”) (colloquial) + ‎-ёж (-jóž) → ‎галдёж (galdjóž, “clatter, racket, din”) (colloquial)

   ‎мухл(ева́ть) (muxl(evátʹ), “to cheat (in games)”) (colloquial) + ‎-ёж (-jóž) → ‎мухлёж (muxljóž, “cheating (in games)”) (colloquial)

   ‎пизде́ть (pizdétʹ, “to lie, to bullshit”) (vulgar) + ‎-ёж (-jóž) → ‎пиздёж (pizdjóž, “bullshit”) (vulgar)

Declension

Declension of -ёж (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ёж -jóž	-ежи́ -eží
genitive	-ежа́ -ežá	-еже́й -ežéj
dative	-ежу́ -ežú	-ежа́м -ežám
accusative	-ёж -jóž	-ежи́ -eží
instrumental	-ежо́м -ežóm	-ежа́ми -ežámi
prepositional	-еже́ -ežé	-ежа́х -ežáx

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ёж