-анье

-анје Russian Alternative forms ru -ание Pronunciation -а́нье n y -анье n y Suffix ru suffix -а́нье -анье ru -ание: -tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs; added especially to nouns ending in ru -ать ru купа́ть to bathe -а́нье купа́нье bathing ru призна́ть to recognize, to acknowledge, to declare -а́нье призна́нье recognition, acknowledgment, declaration obsolete or poetic ru жа́ловать to reward, to favor жа́лованье wages, salary, stipend ru ды́хать to breathe -а́нье дыха́нье breath, breathing Usage notes This suffix is an alternative form of ru -ание. Originally, the two suffixes were equivalent, and both variants existed for most words, but nowadays only certain verbs can form nouns in ru -анье, and these nouns often have an obsolete, poetic or sometimes colloquial flavor. The properties of this suffix are as for ru -ание; for example, the stress is usually not drawn onto the suffix, unlike for ru -е́нье (but note ru ды́хать to breathe → ru дыха́нье breath, breathing). Declension -а́нье or -анье Derived terms ru Related terms ru -е́ние, ru -е́нье