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-знь
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Russian
Etymology
ru sla-pro *-znь. The spelling in the nominative case may have been influenced by ru cu -знь, as -зень would probably be expected, compare cs bázeň, pl bojaźń, sh бојазан, sl bojazen and bg боя́зън exhibiting -zьnь while deriving from sla-pro *bojaznь.
Pronunciation
-знь y
Suffix
ru suffix -знь
suffix appended to verbs to create nouns denoting act, state
ru боя́ться to fear, to be afraid (of), боя́знь fear, phobia
ru жить to live жизнь life
Declension
a -знь f
ru
Ukrainian
Etymology
uk sla-pro *-znь. The spelling in the nominative case may have been influenced by uk cu -знь, as -зень would probably be expected, compare cs bázeň, pl bojaźń, sh бојазан, sl bojazen and bg боя́зън exhibiting -zьnь while deriving from sla-pro *bojaznь.
Pronunciation
-́знь
Suffix
uk suffix f-in
suffix appended to verbs to create nouns denoting act, state
uk боя́тися to fear, to be afraid (of), боя́знь fear, phobia
Declension
-́знь<F>
uk