Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-ʲa̟]
  • Never stressed.

Suffix

• (-jam

  1. the (singular masculine object definite article, suffixed to masculine nouns/adjectives to mean “the”)

See also

  • Appendix:Bulgarian articles

Mongolian

Pronunciation

Suffix

• (-ja)

  1. alternative form of -ъя (-ʺja) following vowel and diphthong stems.

Inflection

Vowel harmonic forms of -я
back vowelfront vowel
unrounded (-ja) (-e)
rounded (-jo)

Russian

Alternative forms

  • (-a)used after a hard consonant

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲə]

Suffix

• (-ja)

  1. Noun-forming diminutive suffix used after a soft (palatalized) consonant.

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • (-a)used after a hard consonant

Etymology 1

  • Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ja. Cognate Russian (-ja).

    Pronunciation

    IPA(key): [ ja]

    Suffix

    • (-jam or f

    1. Noun-forming diminutive suffix used after a soft (palatalized) consonant.
    Declension
    Declension of -́я
    (pers/inan soft fem-form accent-b/d)
    singular plural
    nominative -́я
    -́ja
    -і́
    genitive -і́
    -
    -
    dative -і́
    -я́м
    -jám
    accusative -ю́
    -jú
    -, -і́
    -,
    instrumental -е́ю
    -éju
    -я́ми
    -jámy
    locative -і́
    -я́х
    -jáx
    vocative -е́
    -і́
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

  • Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

    Pronunciation

    IPA(key): [ ˈja]

    Suffix

    -я́ • (-ján (diminutive  ...т + -ко, plural -ята)

    1. Forms nouns for young animals and other diminutives.
      Synonym: -еня́ (-enjá)
      звір (zvir, animal) + ‎-я́ (-já) → ‎звіря́ (zvirjá, baby animal)
      смере́ка (smeréka, spruce) + ‎-я́ (-já) → ‎смереча́ (smerečá, young spruce tree)
      со́кіл (sókil, falcon) + ‎-я́ (-já) → ‎соколя́ (sokoljá, falconet)
      птах (ptax, bird) + ‎-я́ (-já) → ‎пташа́ (ptašá, fledgling)
      соба́ка (sobáka, dog) + ‎-я́ (-já) → ‎собача́ (sobačá, puppy)
    Usage notes

    Being derived from a front nasal vowel, this suffix has the following properties:

    • When added onto a stem ending in a velar consonant, the Slavic first palatalization applies.
    • When added onto a stem ending with /r/, it is palatalized to /rʲ/.
    • The stress usually falls on the suffix.
    Declension
    Declension of -я́
    (animal/inan/pers t-stem neut-form accent-b)
    singular plural
    nominative -я́
    -já
    -я́та
    -játa
    genitive -я́ти
    -játy
    -я́т
    -ját
    dative -я́ті
    -játi
    -я́там
    -játam
    accusative -я́
    -já
    -я́та, -я́т
    -játa, -ját
    instrumental -я́м
    -jám
    -я́тами
    -játamy
    locative -я́ті
    -játi
    -я́тах
    -játax
    vocative -я́
    -já
    -я́та
    -játa
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

  • Inherited from Old East Slavic -ие (-ije), from Proto-Slavic *-ьje, from *-ь + *-jь.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ ja]
    • IPA(key): [ ˈja]

    Suffix

    • (-jan (diminutive -чко, plural )

    1. Denominal, forming collective nouns
      звір (zvir, animal) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎звір'я́ (zvirʺjá, animals)
      смере́ка (smeréka, spruce) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎смері́ччя (smeríččja, spruces) or
      смере́ка (smeréka, spruce) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎смере́ччя (smeréččja, spruces)
      паву́к (pavúk, spider) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎паву́ччя (pavúččja, spiders)
      гора́ (horá, mountain) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎гі́р'я (hírʺja, mountains)
      ка́мінь (káminʹ, stone) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎камі́ння (kamínnja, rocks)
    2. Deverbal (from past participle), forming action nouns
      сра́ти (sráty, to shit)сра́тий (srátyj) / сра́ний (srányj) ("shitty") → сраття́ (srattjá) / срання́ (srannjá) ("shitting")
    3. Denominal, forming nouns denoting various concepts
      уста́ (ustá, mouth, lips) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎у́стя (ústja, mouth, estuary)
    4. Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a property, state or condition
      здоро́вий (zdoróvyj, healthy) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎здоро́в'я (zdoróvʺja, health)
      весе́лий (vesélyj, happy) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎весі́лля (vesíllja, *happiness → wedding)
    5. Denominal, forming nouns denoting location or time
      по (po) +‎ ріка́ (riká, river) +‎ (-ja)порі́ччя (poríččja, region near, along a river)
      над (nad) +‎ ве́чір (véčir, eve) +‎ (-ja)надвечі́р'я (nadvečírʺja, time before dawn)
    Usage notes

    Being derived from an ьjV cluster, this suffix has the following properties:

    • When added onto a stem ending in a velar consonant, the Slavic first palatalization applies.
    • When added onto a stem ending with /r/, it is not palatalized.
    • When added onto a stem ending in a single palatalizable consonant, that consonant is geminated.
    • /o/→/i/ and /e/→/i/ shifts in the stem may or may not occur.
    Declension
    Declension of -́я, -я́
    (inan/pers/animal neut in -ja accent-b)
    singular plural
    nominative -́я, -я́
    -́ja, -já
    -я́
    -já
    genitive -я́
    -já
    -
    -
    dative -ю́
    -jú
    -я́м
    -jám
    accusative -я́
    -já
    -я́, -
    -já, -
    instrumental -я́м
    -jám
    -я́ми
    -jámy
    locative -і́
    -я́х
    -jáx
    vocative -я́
    -já
    -я́
    -já
    Derived terms
    Ukrainian terms suffixed with -я (collective suffix)
    Ukrainian terms suffixed with -я (neuter o-stem)

    Etymology 4

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Suffix

    • (-ja) (variant )

    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of -ій / -їй (-ij)

    Suffix

    • (-ja)

    1. -ar-stem genitive/accusative singular of -∅

    References