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Related to the adjectival suffixes*-jaz,*-ijaz. Cognate withProto-Slavic*-ьje,Latin-ium,Ancient Greek-ιον(-ion).Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
*-(i)ją n
(For more information on the following alternation seeSievers's law).
Following a short stem, which consists of a short vowel followed by a single consonant:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ją | *-jō |
| vocative | *-ją | *-jō |
| accusative | *-ją | *-jō |
| genitive | *-jas, *-is | *-jǫ̂ |
| dative | *-jai | *-jamaz |
| instrumental | *-jō | *-jamiz |
Following a long stem, which has either a long vowel or diphthong, or a short vowel followed by several consonants:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-iją | *-ijō |
| vocative | *-iją | *-ijō |
| accusative | *-iją | *-ijō |
| genitive | *-ijas, *-īs | *-ijǫ̂ |
| dative | *-ijai | *-ijamaz |
| instrumental | *-ijō | *-ijamiz |