-иня

Pannonian Rusyn Etymology rsk :inh zlw-osk:-yňa<ety:inh<sla-pro:*-yni<id:nominal><ety:af<*-y><*-ni>>>> 1 2 Cognate with sk -yňa. Pronunciation rsk iɲa 2 rsk и ня Suffix rsk suffix f noun-forming suffixes forms feminine equivalents to masculine nouns rsk Поляк Полякиня Pole female Pole forms feminine nouns rsk пусти пустиня desolate desert Usage notes Often a calque of rsk sh -иња//-inja. Declension Derived terms rsk Related terms rsk suffixes -киня Russian Etymology ru sla-pro *-yni. Pronunciation y -и́ня y -иня́ y Suffix ru suffix -иня -и́ня -иня́ noun-forming suffixes ru -ыня Usage notes In the recent times, this suffix is increasingly used to form feminine form of nouns ending with ru -лог (-logist), although many people may consider it as a neologism, and therefore choose to avoid it, replacing -иня with more traditional ru -лог or ru -логи́чка, despite the fact that -логичка may be considered as impolite. The use of -логиня is often associated with the younger generation or politically liberal milieu, like e.g. feminists or anarchists. Declension -иня or -и́ня or -иня́ bi Derived terms ru Ukrainian Alternative forms uk -киня Etymology uk :inh sla-pro:*-yni :af<surf> -ин -я + 1 Compare sh -иња, rsk,ru -иня, pl -ini. Pronunciation y -и́ня y uk -и́ння Suffix uk suffix -иня -и́ня noun-forming suffixes f variant -їня forms feminine equivalents of masculine animate nouns uk князь княг- king, duke, prince -и́ня княги́ня queen, duchess, princess uk бог god -и́ня боги́ня goddess uk продаве́ць seller -и́ня продавчи́ня uk астро́лог astrologist -и́ня астрологи́ня forms abstract nouns from adjectives ru го́рдий proud -и́ня горди́ня pride, arrogance forms place nouns from nouns and adjectives uk твердий hard, firm -и́ня тверди́ня stronghold uk святи́й sacred -и́ня святи́ня shrine uk пусти́й empty -и́ня пусти́ня desert, wilderness forms nouns of various senses; see uk -ня for specifics uk прости́й simple, ordinary -иня́ простиня́ sheet, bedsheet uk ми́лість mercy, charity ми́лостиня alms Usage notes In the recent times, this suffix is increasingly used to form feminine forms of nouns, especially of ones ending with uk -лог (-logist). This use of the suffix is approved by the 2019-reform of the Ukrainian language. Declension ((-и́ня<pr>, -и́ня<>)) Derived terms uk uk Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ня