"-я" meaning in Ukrainian

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Suffix

Forms: -я ́ [canonical], -já [romanization], -я́тко [diminutive], [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|uk|sla-pro|*-ę|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *-ę, {{inh+|uk|sla-pro|*-ę}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę Head templates: {{head|uk|suffix|diminutive|-я́тко|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=diminutive suffixes|head=-я́}} -я́ • (-já) (diminutive -я́тко)
  1. Forms nouns for young animals and other diminutives. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -еня́
    Sense id: en--я-uk-suffix-HudMfGVO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -ja [romanization], -ячко [diminutive], [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьje. Etymology templates: {{etymid|uk|collective suffix}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|uk|sla-pro|*-ьje|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *-ьje, {{inh+|uk|sla-pro|*-ьje}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьje Head templates: {{head|uk|suffix|diminutive|-ячко|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=collective suffixes}} -я • (-ja) (diminutive -ячко)
  1. Denominal, forming collective nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--я-uk-suffix-gtruuEQH Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 24 6 22 13 7 5 6 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 6 26 16 8 6 6 1 Disambiguation of Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header: 9 37 22 11 9 9 2
  2. Deverbal (from past participle), forming action nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--я-uk-suffix-OraFQaYV Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 24 6 22 13 7 5 6 1
  3. Denominal, forming nouns denoting various concepts Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--я-uk-suffix-fYuEedCo
  4. Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a property, state or condition Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--я-uk-suffix-k29ruWaH
  5. Denominal, forming nouns denoting location or time Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--я-uk-suffix-aiji9oAf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Forms: -ja [romanization], [variant], [alternative]
Etymology: From -ій (-ij). Etymology templates: {{suffix|uk|-ій}} -ій (-ij) Head templates: {{head|uk|suffix|variant|-а|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|g=f}} -я • (-ja) f (variant -а)
  1. female equivalent of -ій (-ij) Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme Form of: -ій (extra: -ij)
    Sense id: en--я-uk-suffix-de9ZGXig
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "над (nad) + ве́чір (véčir, “eve”) + -я (-ja) → надвечі́р'я (nadvečírʺja, “time before dawn”)"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "по (po) + ріка́ (riká, “river”) + -я (-ja) → порі́ччя (poríččja, “region near, along a river”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "над (nad) + ве́чір (véčir, “eve”) + -я (-ja) → надвечі́р'я (nadvečírʺja, “time before dawn”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Denominal, forming nouns denoting location or time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-я"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Ukrainian adjective-forming suffixes",
    "Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ukrainian feminine suffixes",
    "Ukrainian lemmas",
    "Ukrainian suffixes"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "-ій"
      },
      "expansion": "-ій (-ij)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -ій (-ij).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ja",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-а",
      "tags": [
        "variant"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-а",
      "roman": "-a",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uk",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "variant",
        "4": "-а",
        "cat2": "adjective-forming suffixes",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-я • (-ja) f (variant -а)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ukrainian",
  "lang_code": "uk",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ukrainian female equivalent suffixes"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "-ij",
          "word": "-ій"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "female equivalent of -ій (-ij)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ій",
          "-ій#Ukrainian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-я"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Ukrainian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (7c21d10 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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