-ьꙗ

Old Church Slavonic

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

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

Declension of -ьꙗ (soft a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-ьꙗ -ĭja	-ьи -ĭi	-ьѩ -ĭję
genitive	-ьѩ -ĭję	-ью -ĭju	-ьь -ĭĭ
dative	-ьи -ĭi	-ьꙗма -ĭjama	-ьꙗмъ -ĭjamŭ
accusative	-ьѭ -ĭjǫ	-ьи -ĭi	-ьѩ -ĭję
instrumental	-ьеѭ -ĭejǫ	-ьꙗма -ĭjama	-ьꙗми -ĭjami
locative	-ьи -ĭi	-ью -ĭju	-ьꙗхъ -ĭjaxŭ
vocative	-ье -ĭe	-ьи -ĭi	-ьѩ -ĭję

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ьꙗ