-яга
Russian
Alternative forms
- -а́га (-ága) — after hushing consonants
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- -я́га: IPA(key): [ˈʲaɡə]
Suffix
-я́га • (-jága) m anim or m inan or f anim or f inan
- Suffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal.
- бе́дный (bédnyj, “poor”) + -я́га (-jága) → бедня́га (bednjága, “poor little thing, wretch”)
- броди́ть (brodítʹ, “to wander”) + -я́га (-jága) → бродя́га (brodjága, “tramp, vagabond”)
- двор (dvor, “yard”) + -я́га (-jága) → дворня́га (dvornjága, “mutt, mongrel”)
- рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, “to work”) + -я́га (-jága) → работя́га (rabotjága, “hard worker”)
- Suffix forming augmentatives or low colloquial forms of a noun.
Declension
Declension of -я́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -я́га -jága |
-я́ги -jági |
| genitive | -я́ги -jági |
-я́г -jág |
| dative | -я́ге -jáge |
-я́гам -jágam |
| accusative | -я́гу -jágu |
-я́ги -jági |
| instrumental | -я́гой, -я́гою -jágoj, -jágoju |
-я́гами -jágami |
| prepositional | -я́ге -jáge |
-я́гах -jágax |
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- -а́га (-áha) — after hushing consonants
Etymology
Etymology tree
From -я(чий) (-ja(čyj)) + -ха (-xa, inherited from feminine of *-xъ). Compare Bulgarian and Russian -яга (-jaga), Polish -cha.
Pronunciation
- -я́га: IPA(key): [ ˈjaɦɐ]
Suffix
-я́га • (-jáha) m anim or f anim by sense (variant -я́ка, animate)
- Suffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal.
- бідний (bidnyj, “poor”) + -я́га (-jáha) → бідня́га (bidnjáha, “poor little thing, wretch”)
- броди́ти (brodýty, “to wander”) + -я́га (-jáha) → бродя́га (brodjáha, “tramp, vagabond”)
- двір (dvir, “yard”) + -я́га (-jáha) → дворня́га (dvornjáha, “mutt, mongrel”)
- труд (trud, “to work”) + -я́га (-jáha) → трудя́га (trudjáha, “hard worker”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -я́га -jáha |
-я́ги -jáhy |
| genitive | -я́ги -jáhy |
-я́г -jáh |
| dative | -я́зі -jázi |
-я́гам -jáham |
| accusative | -я́гу -jáhu |
-я́г -jáh |
| instrumental | -я́гою -jáhoju |
-я́гами -jáhamy |
| locative | -я́зі -jázi |
-я́гах -jáhax |
| vocative | -я́го -jáho |
-я́ги -jáhy |
Suffix
-я́га • (-jáha) m inan or f inan by sense (variant -я́ка, inanimate)
- Suffix forming augmentatives or low colloquial forms of a noun.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -я́га -jáha |
-я́ги -jáhy |
| genitive | -я́ги -jáhy |
-я́г -jáh |
| dative | -я́зі -jázi |
-я́гам -jáham |
| accusative | -я́гу -jáhu |
-я́ги -jáhy |
| instrumental | -я́гою -jáhoju |
-я́гами -jáhamy |
| locative | -я́зі -jázi |
-я́гах -jáhax |
| vocative | -я́го -jáho |
-я́ги -jáhy |