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Ukrainian
Etymology
Soft variant of -ний (-nyj). Compare Belarusian -ні (-ni), Russian -ний (-nij).
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Suffix
-ній • (-nij)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y.
- самота́ (samotá) + -ній (-nij) → само́тній (samótnij)
Derived terms