-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 -ή (-í), -ί (-í); 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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