-анье

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See also: -анје

Russian

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Pronunciation

Suffix

-а́нье or -анье (-ánʹje or -anʹje)

  1. Alternative form of -ание (-anije): -tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. (suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs; added especially to nouns ending in -ать (-atʹ))
    купа́ть (kupátʹ, to bathe) + ‎-а́нье (-ánʹje) → ‎купа́нье (kupánʹje, bathing)
    призна́ть (priznátʹ, to recognize, to acknowledge, to declare) + ‎-а́нье (-ánʹje) → ‎призна́нье (priznánʹje, recognition, acknowledgment, declaration (obsolete or poetic))
    жа́ловать (žálovatʹ, to reward, to favor) + ‎-анье (-anʹje) → ‎жа́лованье (žálovanʹje, wages, salary, stipend)
    ды́хать (dýxatʹ, to breathe) + ‎-а́нье (-ánʹje) → ‎дыха́нье (dyxánʹje, breath, breathing)

Usage notes

  • This suffix is an alternative form of -ание (-anije). Originally, the two suffixes were equivalent, and both variants existed for most words, but nowadays only certain verbs can form nouns in -анье (-anʹje), and these nouns often have an obsolete, poetic or sometimes colloquial flavor.
  • The properties of this suffix are as for -ание (-anije); for example, the stress is usually not drawn onto the suffix, unlike for -е́нье (-énʹje) (but note ды́хать (dýxatʹ, to breathe)дыха́нье (dyxánʹje, breath, breathing)).

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