-аја

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly related to -ај.

Suffix

-аја f (Latin spelling -aja, noun-forming suffix)

  1. suffix appended to nouns, adjectives or verbs to create a feminine noun

See also

  • -јаја

References

  • Babić, Stjepan (2002), Tvorba riječi u hrvatskome književnome jeziku, 3rd revised edition, Zagreb: HAZU, page(s) 357, § 1150
  • Maretić, Tomo (1963), Gramatika hrvatskoga ili srpskoga književnog jezika, 3rd edition, Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, § 320.g), § 342.i), pages 307, 341
  • Skok, Petar (1971), “-āj”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (A – J), Zagreb: JAZU, page 16
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