-ие
Russian
Alternative forms
- -ье (-ʹje)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ие • (-ije)
- Abstract noun suffix; forms part of larger suffixes such as -е́ние (-énije), -а́ние (-ánije), -тие (-tije), and exists on its own especially as a suffix added to compound words.
- много- (mnogo-, “many”) + о́браз (óbraz, “image”) + -ие (-ije) → многообра́зие (mnogoobrázije, “variety, diversity”)
- ма́ло- (málo-, “little”) + дух (dux, “courage”) + -ие (-ije) → малоду́шие (malodúšije, “cowardice”)
- пло́ско- (plósko-, “flat”) + стопа́ (stopá, “foot”) + -ие (-ije) → плоскосто́пие (ploskostópije, “flatfoot (medical condition)”)
- само- (samo-, “self”) + люби́ть (ljubítʹ, “to love”) + -ие (-ije) → самолю́бие (samoljúbije, “self-esteem, self-respect”)
- со- (so-, “con-”) + звезда́ (zvezdá, “star”) + -ие (-ije) → созве́здие (sozvézdije, “constellation”)
Usage notes
- The stress is drawn onto the preceding syllable (as in многообра́зие (mnogoobrázije) vs. о́браз (óbraz)).
- A velar may turn into a palatal as a result of the Slavic first palatalization (as in малоду́шие (malodúšije)).