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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic -ь (-ĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ь • (-ʹ) f
- (forms nouns denoting objects or (usually) abstract concepts from verbs, or occasionally from adjectives)
- связа́ть (svjazátʹ, “to tie, to bind”) + -ь (-ʹ) → связь (svjazʹ, “tie, bond”)
- -речь (-rečʹ, “to speak”) (root рек- (rek-)) + -ь (-ʹ) → речь (rečʹ, “speech”)
- записа́ть (zapisátʹ, “to write down”) + -ь (-ʹ) → за́пись (zápisʹ, “writing down, record”)
- накипе́ть (nakipétʹ, “to form a scum”) + -ь (-ʹ) → на́кипь (nákipʹ, “scum”)
- но́вый (nóvyj, “new”) + -ь (-ʹ) → новь (novʹ, “novelty; virgin, unplowed land”)
- зелёный (zeljónyj, “green”) + -ь (-ʹ) → зе́лень (zélenʹ, “greenery, verdure”)
- высо́кий (vysókij, “high”) (root выс- (vys-), cf. comparative вы́ше (výše)) + -ь (-ʹ) → высь (vysʹ, “height(s), high place”)
Usage notes
- In multisyllabic words, the stress retracts onto the first syllable.
- Velars turn into palatals as a result of the Slavic first palatalization, as expected with what was originally a front vowel.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-ь
-ʹ
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-и
-i
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| genitive
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-и
-i
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-ей
-ej
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| dative
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-и
-i
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-ям
-jam
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| accusative
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-ь
-ʹ
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-и
-i
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| instrumental
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-ью
-ʹju
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-ями
-jami
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| prepositional
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-и
-i
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-ях
-jax
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Derived terms