-тие

Russian Alternative forms ru -тьё -тиё Etymology ru sla-pro *-tьje. Pronunciation -тие n y -тие́ n y Suffix ru suffix -тие -тие́ -tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs ru отбы́ть to depart; to complete (a term, sentence, etc.) отбы́тие departure; completion of a term, sentence, etc. ru отплы́ть to sail off отплы́тие sailing off, departure from shore ru пожа́ть to press, to squeeze пожа́тие handshake, shrug ru быть to be -тие́ бытие́ existence philosophy, stilted Usage notes This suffix is generally used only for verbs whose past passive participle ends in ru -тый; verbs whose past passive participle ends in ru -енный or ru -ённый normally use ru -ение, and verbs whose past passive participle ends in ru -анный normally use ru -ание. Note that even intransitive verbs without a past passive participle form abstract nouns in ru -тие (cf. ru отплы́тие above). The stressed variant is fairly rare and often has a dated, stilted or ironic quality to it. It only occurs with unprefixed verbs and only in words borrowed from Old Church Slavonic. The normal stressed variant is ru -тьё; ru -тиё is also occasionally found. Declension -тие or -тие́ Derived terms ru