-аж

Borrowed from French -age.

An important type of restructuring is the unification of stress for all words containing a certain suffix. A similar rearrangement can also occur in words with the same final, i.e., a suffix-like outcome that does not have an independent meaning, cf. мира́ж (miráž, “mirage”), барра́ж (barráž, “barrage”).

• IPA^(key):

-а́ж • (-áž) m inan

1. -age (used to form nouns indicating a measurement in specific units, a process or action, or a collective term)

   Accent pattern a, monosyllabic stem (unmastered):

   ‎то́нна (tónna, “tonne”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎тонна́ж (tonnáž, “tonnage”)

   Accent pattern b, monosyllabic stem:

   ‎лист (list, “sheet (of paper)”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎листа́ж (listáž, “sheet count”)

   ‎литр (litr, “liter”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎литра́ж (litráž, “litreage, displacement”)

   ‎метр (metr, “meter”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎метра́ж (metráž, “footage”)

   ‎монт- (mont-) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎монта́ж (montáž, “assembling”)

   ‎тип (tip, “type”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎типа́ж (tipáž, “character”)

   Accent pattern a, polysyllabic stem:

   ‎персо́на (persóna, “person”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎персона́ж (personáž, “character”)

   ‎подхали́м (podxalím, “toady”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎подхалима́ж (podxalimáž, “toadying”)

   ‎шпио́н (špión, “spy”) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎шпиона́ж (špionáž, “espionage”)

   Accent pattern a/b, unmastered/mastered (professional):

   ‎мир- (mir-) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎мира́ж (miráž, “mirage”)

   ‎барр- (barr-) + ‎-а́ж (-áž) → ‎барра́ж (barráž, “barrage”)