-яга

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -а́га (-ága) – after hushing consonants

Pronunciation

  • -я́га: IPA(key): [ˈʲaɡə]

Suffix

-я́га • (-jága) m anim or m inan or f anim or f inan

  1. Suffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal.
    ‎бе́дный (bédnyj, “poor”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎бедня́га (bednjága, “poor little thing, wretch”)
    ‎броди́ть (brodítʹ, “to wander”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎бродя́га (brodjága, “tramp, vagabond”)
    ‎двор (dvor, “yard”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎дворня́га (dvornjága, “mutt, mongrel”)
    ‎рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, “to work”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎работя́га (rabotjága, “hard worker”)
  2. Suffix forming augmentatives or low colloquial forms of a noun.
    ‎ве́тер (véter, “wind”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎ветря́га (vetrjága, “strong wind, storm”)
    ‎со́тня (sótnja, “hundred”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎сотня́га (sotnjága, “hundred ruble bill”)
    ‎чёрт (čort, “devil”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎чертя́га (čertjága, “damn devil”)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -яга
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