"-ний" meaning in Russian

See -ний in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [nʲɪj]
Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ. Cognate with Ukrainian -ний (-nyj), Polish -ny, Belarusian -ні (-ni), Ukrainian -ній (-nij). Soft variant of -ный (-nyj). Etymology templates: {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*-ьnъ}} Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ, {{cog|uk|-ний}} Ukrainian -ний (-nyj), {{cog|pl|-ny}} Polish -ny, {{cog|be|-ні}} Belarusian -ні (-ni), {{cog|uk|-ній}} Ukrainian -ній (-nij) Head templates: {{head|ru|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -ний • (-nij) Inflection templates: {{ru-decl-adj|-ний|a|short_m=-}} Forms: -nij [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ний [masculine, nominative], -нее [neuter, nominative], -няя [feminine, nominative], -ние [nominative, plural], -него [genitive, masculine, neuter], -ней [feminine, genitive], -них [genitive, plural], -нему [dative, masculine, neuter], -ней [dative, feminine], -ним [dative, plural], -него [accusative, animate, masculine], -нее [accusative, neuter], -нюю [accusative, feminine], -них [accusative, animate, plural], -ний [accusative, inanimate, masculine], -ние [accusative, inanimate, plural], -ним [instrumental, masculine, neuter], -ней [feminine, instrumental], -нею [feminine, instrumental], -ними [instrumental, plural], -нем [masculine, neuter, prepositional], -ней [feminine, prepositional], -них [plural, prepositional], - [masculine, short-form], -не [neuter, short-form], -ня [feminine, short-form], -ни [plural, short-form]
  1. used to form adjectives from nouns, often relational (meaning "related to X"); a less common variant of -ный (-nyj) Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ный (-nyj)
    Sense id: en--ний-ru-suffix-ayutUd05 Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Russian adjectives with short accent pattern a, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 15 16 12 36 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 17 20 14 26 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 19 22 16 20 3 2
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "-нему",
      "roman": "-nemu",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "-нюю",
      "roman": "-njuju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "animate",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ний",
      "roman": "-nij",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "-ним",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "-нем",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-не",
      "roman": "-ne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ня",
      "roman": "-nja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ни",
      "roman": "-ni",
      "source": "declension",
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        },
        {
          "text": "пятиле́тие (pjatilétije, “five-year period”) + -ний (-nij) → пятиле́тний (pjatilétnij, “five-year”)"
        }
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          "-ный",
          "-ный#Russian"
        ]
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          "word": "-ный"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ний"
}
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "-него",
      "roman": "-nevo",
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    {
      "form": "-ней",
      "roman": "-nej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-них",
      "roman": "-nix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-нему",
      "roman": "-nemu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ней",
      "roman": "-nej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-ним",
      "roman": "-nim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-него",
      "roman": "-nevo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "animate",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-нее",
      "roman": "-neje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-нюю",
      "roman": "-njuju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-них",
      "roman": "-nix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "animate",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ний",
      "roman": "-nij",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ние",
      "roman": "-nije",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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        "feminine",
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      "roman": "-nimi",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "-нем",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
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      ]
    },
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      "roman": "-nej",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "prepositional"
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    },
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      "form": "-них",
      "roman": "-nix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prepositional"
      ]
    },
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        "short-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-не",
      "roman": "-ne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "short-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ня",
      "roman": "-nja",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "short-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-ни",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian 1-syllable words",
        "Russian adjective-forming suffixes",
        "Russian adjectives with missing short forms",
        "Russian adjectives with short accent pattern a",
        "Russian adjectives with short forms",
        "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Russian lemmas",
        "Russian soft-stem adjectives",
        "Russian suffixes",
        "Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic",
        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "сосе́д (soséd, “neighbor”) + -ний (-nij) → сосе́дний (sosédnij, “neighboring”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "пятиле́тие (pjatilétije, “five-year period”) + -ний (-nij) → пятиле́тний (pjatilétnij, “five-year”)"
        }
      ],
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          "-ный",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nʲɪj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ний"
}

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