-ьꙗ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *-ьja.

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ьꙗ • (-ĭja) f

  1. Denominal, forming collective nouns or abstract nouns with hyperbolic connotation
    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 (), (); found in loanwords.

Alternative forms

  • -їа (-ia) Emulating the Greek orthography

Suffix

-ьꙗ • (-ĭja) f

  1. -ia, -y
    Greek Ἀβιληνή (Abilēnḗ)Авилиньꙗ (Avilinĭja, (biblical) Abilene (a region of Syria))
    Greek Ἀγαθόκλεια (Agathókleia)Агаѳокльꙗ (Agaθoklĭja, Agathokleia)
    Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)Академьꙗ (Akademĭja, Akademeia)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ьꙗ
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