-яння

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Rebracketing of -ння (-nnja), from Proto-Slavic *-nьje. Compare Russian -яние (-janije), Belarusian -янне (-jannje). Reanalize as (-ja) +‎ -ння (-nnja), -ян (-jan) +‎ -ня (-nja)

Suffix

-яння or -я́ння (-jannja or -jánnjan (alternatively -ання)

  1. Suffix used to form verbal nouns from verbs; added especially to verbs ending in -яти (-jaty) (alternatively -ати (-aty)): -ing, -tion, -ence, -ance, -ment, etc.
    порівня́ти pf (porivnjáty, to compare) + ‎-яння (-jannja) → ‎порівня́ння (porivnjánnja, comparing, comparison)

Declension

Declension of -́яння
(inan neut in -ja accent-a)
singular plural
nominative -́яння
-́jannja
-́яння
-́jannja
genitive -́яння
-́jannja
-́янь
-́janʹ
dative -́янню
-́jannju
-́янням
-́jannjam
accusative -́яння
-́jannja
-́яння
-́jannja
instrumental -́янням
-́jannjam
-́яннями
-́jannjamy
locative -́янні
-́janni
-́яннях
-́jannjax
vocative -́яння
-́jannja
-́яння
-́jannja

Derived terms