-ьꙗ
Old Church Slavonic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iː.jæː]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *-ьja.
Alternative forms
- -иꙗ (-ija) – Tense yer
- -ⱐⱑ (-ĭě) – Glagolitic
- -ⰹⱑ (-iě) – Glagolitic
- -ⰺⱑ (-iě) – Glagolitic
Suffix
-ьꙗ • (-ĭja) f
- Denominal, forming collective nouns or abstract nouns with hyperbolic conotation
- дивъ (divŭ, “wild”) + -ьꙗ (-ĭja) → дивьꙗ (divĭja, “recklessness”)
- оутро (utro, “morning”) + -ьꙗ (-ĭja) → оутрьꙗ (utrĭja, “dawn, morning”)
- братръ (bratrŭ, “brother”) + -ьꙗ (-ĭja) → братрьꙗ (bratrĭja, “brothers, brethren”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), -εῖον (-eîon), Greek -ή (-í), -ί (-í); found in loanwords.
Alternative forms
- -їа (-ia) – Emulating the Greek orthography
Suffix
-ьꙗ • (-ĭja) f
- -ia, -y
- Greek Ἀβιληνή (Ἀviliní) → Авилиньꙗ (Avilinĭja, “(biblical) Abilene (a region of Syria)”)
- Greek Ἀγαθόκλεια (Ἀgathókleia) → Агаѳокльꙗ (Agaθoklĭja, “Agathokleia”)
- Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Ἀkadímeia) → Академьꙗ (Akademĭja, “Akademeia”)
Declension
Declension of -ьꙗ (soft a-stem/ī-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ьꙗ, -иꙗ -ĭja, -ija | -ьи, -ии -ĭi, -ii | -ьѩ, -иѭ -ĭję, -ijǫ |
| Accusative | -ьѭ, -иѭ -ĭjǫ, -ijǫ | -ьи, -ии -ĭi, -ii | -ьѩ, -иѩ -ĭję, -iję |
| Genitive | -ьѩ, -иѩ -ĭję, -iję | -ью, -ию -ĭju, -iju | -ьи, -ии -ĭi, -ii |
| Locative | -ьи, -ии -ĭi, -ii | -ью, -ию -ĭju, -iju | -ьꙗхъ, -иꙗхъ -ĭjaxŭ, -ijaxŭ |
| Dative | -ьи, -ии -ĭi, -ii | -ьꙗма, -иꙗма -ĭjama, -ijama | -ьꙗмъ, -иꙗмъ -ĭjamŭ, -ijamŭ |
| Instrumental | -ьѥмь, -иѥмь -ĭjemĭ, -ijemĭ | -ьꙗма, -иꙗма -ĭjama, -ijama | -ьꙗми, -иꙗми -ĭjami, -ijami |
| Vocative | -ьѥ, -иѥ -ĭje, -ije | -ьи, -ии -ĭi, -ii | -ьѩ, -иѩ -ĭję, -iję |
Derived terms
Old Church Slavonic words suffixed with -ьꙗ