-иня

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word -иня. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word -иня, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say -иня in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word -иня you have here. The definition of the word -иня will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of-иня, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-yni.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-иня or -и́ня or -иня́ (-inja or -ínja or -injá)

  1. Alternative form of -ыня (-ynja)

Usage notes

In the recent times, this suffix is increasingly used to form feminine form of nouns ending with -лог (-log) (-logist), although many people may consider it as a neologism, and therefore choose to avoid it, replacing -иня with more traditional -лог (-log) or -логи́чка (-logíčka), despite the fact that -логичка may be considered as impolite. The use of -логиня is often associated with the younger generation or politically liberal milieu, like e.g. feminists or anarchists.

Declension

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-yni.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-иня or -и́ня (-ynja or -ýnja)

  1. forms feminine equivalents of masculine animate nouns
    княг- (knjah-, king, duke, prince) + ‎-и́ня (-ýnja) → ‎княги́ня (knjahýnja, queen, duchess, princess)
    бог (boh, god) + ‎-и́ня (-ýnja) → ‎боги́ня (bohýnja, goddess)
    продаве́ць (prodavécʹ, seller) + ‎-и́ня (-ýnja) → ‎продавчи́ня (prodavčýnja)
    астро́лог (astróloh, astrologist) + ‎-и́ня (-ýnja) → ‎астрологи́ня (astrolohýnja)

Usage notes

In the recent times, this suffix is increasingly used to form feminine forms of nouns, especially of ones ending with -лог (-loh) (-logist). This use of the suffix is approved by the 2019-reform of the Ukrainian language.

Derived terms