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а а- -a Belarusian Alternative forms be -a Łacinka Etymology 1 be orv -ие, from be sla-pro *-ьje. Variant used after non-palatalizable consonants. Alternative forms be -е Pronunciation Suffix be suffix noun-forming suffixes be -е; used after ш, ч, ж formed as a result of the Slavic first palatalization, as well as sometimes after р be па- across, along грані́ца border паграні́чча region along the border be за- ці́хі quiet, still заці́шша lull, calm be без- without даро́га path бездаро́жжа impassibility be па- ве́цер wind паве́тра air Usage notes Syllable stress is usually drawn onto the syllable before the suffix. Etymology 2 be sla-pro *-a, from be ine-pro *-ōd, the thematic ablative ending. Alternative forms be -я used for nouns ending in be -ь or be -й Pronunciation -а y -а́ y Suffix be suffix Forms the genitive singular of most masculine and neuter nouns. be дом building до́ма of a/the building, a/the building's be крыло́ wing крыла́ of a/the wing, a/the wing's Forms the count form of some nouns. Etymology 3 Compare ru,uk -о. Alternative forms be -е be -о́ stressed Suffix be suffix Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs be ху́ткі quick ху́тка quickly be да́ўні old даўно́ long time ago Usage notes Not to be confused with be -а- when used in compounds following adjectives. Derived terms be Bulgarian Pronunciation -а [KK] Never stressed. Suffix bg suffix m the singular masculine object definite article, suffixed to masculine nouns/adjectives to mean “the” Related terms bg -ът -ят -то -та -те -я See also Appendix:Bulgarian articles bg articles Chuvash Etymology 1 Suffix cv suffix front vowel variant -е Forms agent nouns: -er, -or cv пӑх to look пӑха supervisor Forms instrument nouns by means of which the action is performed cv пӑр to turn пӑра drill Forms resultative nouns cv вит to cover вите stable Forms nouns of location cv ҫарат to clear ҫарата meadow Etymology 2 Suffix cv suffix front vowel variant -е cv non-productive Forms diminutives cv ҫӳҫ hair ҫӳҫе fringe cv мӑй neck мӑя necklace Kazakh Suffix Й й й е а А n/a n/a е а kk suffix form Form of kk -й in hard words and after a consonant. Form of kk -ға in hard words and after 1st and 2nd possessive endings kk -ім and kk -ің. Komi-Zyrian Pronunciation Suffix kpv suffix soft stem variant -я Used to form nouns describing the quality of an adjective; -ness Used to form adjectives having a characteristic of a noun; -like, -ly Used to form postpositions measuring the preceding noun in the quality of an adjective; as ... as Derived terms kpv References 61 Macedonian Etymology mk sla-pro *-a. Pronunciation Suffix mk suffix Accusative sufix in its singular form, male gender. mk За Стамбола, за Солуна Битола не давам. For Salonica, for Istanbul, I wouldn't give Bitola. mk Брат брата не рани, тешко кој го нема. Brother doesn't wound brother, hard is it for him, who doesn't have him. mk Јас Методи Патче од Охрида ослободен од битолски затвор. Па си тргнав за Охрида града, там' не најдов ни мајка, ни татко. I, Metodi Patče from Ohrid, freed from a prison in Bitola. So I set forth for the city of Ohrid, there I found neither mother nor father. Usage notes The productivity in standard Macedonian is debatable although it's very productive in some dialects like the Vevčani or Kumanovo dialect. It's use was greater earlier after standardisation and has since declined. Used with animate nouns (Јована, Бога, човека, брата, татка си, сина си, деда си) and place names (Прилепа града, Стамбола, Солуна). Related terms mk -та Nganasan Pronunciation Suffix nio suffix Used to form adjectives from nouns denoting relation to or possession by the noun. Declension - а а Derived terms nio References 298 Northern Mansi Etymology mns-nor urj-pro *-ë Pronunciation mns-nor а mns-nor a 1 Particle mns-nor particle mns-nor Sosva Upper Lozva Sygva Ob An enclitic, question-forming interrogative particle. Ты ма̄ныр? Кол-а? What is this? A house? Russian Pronunciation Etymology 1 Alternative forms ru -я used after a soft consonant Suffix ru suffix noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes Noun-forming suffix used to form diminutives of proper names; used after a hard (unpalatalized) consonant. Etymology 2 From early ru sla-pro *-ja. Alternative forms ru -а non-iotating Suffix ru suffix noun-forming suffixes Noun-forming suffix used to form abstract nouns and agent nouns from prefixed stems ending in a consonant that becomes a hushing consonant (ru ш ж ч щ) when iotation iotated. The final consonant of the stem is iotated before this suffix. ru по- класть клад- to lay, to put покла́жа load ru пропасть пропа́д- to disappear пропа́жа disappearance, loss ru пред- before течь тек- to flow предте́ча forerunner, precursor ru переда́ть переда́т- to broadcast переда́ча broadcast Declension -а ж Etymology 3 ru sla-pro *-a. Alternative forms ru -а iotating Suffix ru suffix noun-forming suffixes Noun-forming suffix used to form abstract nouns and agent nouns from prefixed stems. The final consonant of the stem is not iotated before this suffix. ru про- сечь сек- to cut про́сека path cleared in a forest ru от- рад glad отра́да joy Declension -а Derived terms ru Serbo-Croatian Etymology 1 Suffix Suffix appended to words (usually verbal stems) to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a relation or to form a proper noun. Etymology 2 sh ine-bsl-pro ine-pro 2 sh sla-pro *-a Suffix Forms the genitive singular of masculine and neuter nouns and indefinite adjectives. Ukrainian Pronunciation 1 -а 1 or -а́ 1 Etymology 1 uk nom :inh sla-pro:*-a<id:feminine suffix> 1 uk zle-ort -а, from uk orv -а, from uk sla-pro *-a. Suffix uk suffix noun-forming suffixes mf variant -я Etymology 1 used to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept uk загати́ти pf to dam up зага́та f dam uk змогти́ pf to be able to, to manage to змо́га f ability, possibility, opportunity uk сплати́ти pf to pay спла́та f pay, payment uk послужи́ти pf to serve по́слуга f service uk позичи́ти pf to borrow, to lend по́зика f loan used to form gender neutral nouns denoting a person characterized by the root word uk не- чепури́тися impf not to smarten oneself up, to preen нечепу́ра gneut a slovenly/unkempt person uk при- ве́ред m whim, caprice привере́да gneut a picky/capricious person uk нікче́мний нікче́м(ний) good-for-nothing, worthless, insignificant нікче́ма gneut good-for-nothing, looser, zero, nonentity, crumb used to form feminine counterparts of masculine nouns uk ону́к, вну́к m grandson ону́ка, вну́ка f granddaughter uk по- друг m male friend по́друга f female friend uk раб m male slave раба́ f female slave Usage notes This suffix does not cause palatalization/iotation. This suffix is always attached to the original unpalatalized form of the root: uk обложи́ти pf, uk поважа́ти impf, uk означа́ти impf → uk обло́га f, uk пова́га f, uk озна́ка f Declension Declension of&numsp;-́а́ (pers/inan hard fem-form accent-a) -а -и -и - -і -ам -у -,-и -ою -ами -і -ах -о -и Derived terms uk -а (nom) Etymology 2 uk feminine nominal :inh sla-pro:*-ja<id:fem> 1 uk zle-ort -а, from uk orv -а, from uk sla-pro *-ja. Alternative forms uk -я after consonants other than uk ч ж ш щ Suffix uk suffix noun-forming suffixes f uk -я Etymology 1 used after uk ч ж ш щ uk зада́ти pf to assign, to raise question !-я зада́ча f task, problem uk огороди́ти pf to fence in, to enclose !-я огоро́жа f fence uk пло́ский flat !-я пло́ща f square uk ти́хий quiet, silent !-я ти́ша f silence, quietness uk утекти́ pf to flee, to escape !-я уте́ча f flight, run Declension Declension of&numsp;-́а (pers/inan semisoft fem-form accent-a) -а -і -і - -і -ам -у -,-і -ею -ами -і -ах -е -і Etymology 3 Suffix uk suffix variant -я Etymology 4 uk -ий f nom//voc s Suffix uk suffix form m uk -∅<id:masconly> non-ar/-j gen//acc s Pronunciation 2 -а́ 1 Etymology 4 uk zle-ort -а, from uk orv -а, from uk sla-pro *-ę. uk neuter t-stem Alternative forms uk -я́<id:neuter t-stem> after consonants other than uk ч ж ш щ Suffix uk suffix -а́ noun-forming suffixes n uk -я́<id:neuter t-stem> Etymology 2 used after uk ч ж ш щ uk ку́рка f chicken !-я курча́ n chick uk верблю́д m camel !-я верблюжа́ n camel calf uk ведмі́дь m bear !-я ведмежа́ n bear cub Declension Declension of&numsp;-а́ (animal t-stem neut-form accent-b) -а́ -а́та -а́ти -а́т -а́ті -а́там -а́ -а́та,-а́т -ам -а́тами -а́ті -а́тах -а́ -а́та Derived terms uk Yaghnobi Etymology 1 Conjunction yai conjunction yai -ат and Etymology 2 From yai tg -. Suffix yai suffix rarely used, replaces Yagnobi -и (ending of the oblique case) References