Илья
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Russian
Alternative forms
- Илия́ (Ilijá)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Илья́ • (Ilʹjá) m anim (genitive Ильи́, nominative plural Ильи́, genitive plural Иле́й)
- a male given name, Ilya, equivalent to English Elijah or Elias
Declension
Derived terms
- (Diminutives) Илю́ша (Iljúša), Илью́ша (Ilʹjúša), Илю́ха (Iljúxa)
- (Endearing) Илю́шенька (Iljúšenʹka), Илью́шенька (Ilʹjúšenʹka), Илю́шечка (Iljúšečka)
- (Patronymics) Ильи́ч (Ilʹíč), Ильи́нична (Ilʹínična, Ilʹínišna)
- (Surnames) Ильи́н (Ilʹín)
Two diminutive or endearing forms are common in modern Russian, Илю́ша (Iljúša) and Илью́ша (Ilʹjúša), which differ in soft-sign "ь". Both are correct. Traditionally, the root of the word is defined as "Иль", where soft-sign is mandatory.