• IPA^(key): [-ʲa̟]
• Never stressed.

-я• (-ja) m

1. the(singular masculine objectdefinite article, suffixed to masculine nouns/adjectives to mean “the”)

• Appendix:Bulgarian articles

• IPA^(key): /ˈja/
• Syllabification:я (1 syllable)

-я• (-ja)

1. alternative form of-ъя(-ʺja)followingvowel anddiphthongstems.

• -а(-a) —used after a hard consonant

Inherited fromProto-Slavic*-ę.

• IPA^(key): [ʲə]

-я• (-ja)

1. Noun-formingdiminutivesuffix used after asoft (palatalized) consonant.

• -а(-a) —used after a hard consonant

Inherited fromProto-Slavic*-ja. CognateRussian-я(-ja).

IPA^(key): [ ja]

-я• (-ja) m orf

1. Noun-formingdiminutivesuffix used after asoft (palatalized) consonant.

Inherited fromProto-Slavic*-ę.

IPA^(key): [ ˈja]

-я́• (-já) n (diminutive  ...т +-ко,plural-ята)

1. Forms nouns for young animals and other diminutives.

   Synonym:-еня́(-enjá)

   ‎звір(zvir,“animal”) + ‎-я́(-já) → ‎звіря́(zvirjá,“baby animal”)

   ‎смере́ка(smeréka,“spruce”) + ‎-я́(-já) → ‎смереча́(smerečá,“young spruce tree”)

   ‎со́кіл(sókil,“falcon”) + ‎-я́(-já) → ‎соколя́(sokoljá,“falconet”)

   ‎птах(ptax,“bird”) + ‎-я́(-já) → ‎пташа́(ptašá,“fledgling”)

   ‎соба́ка(sobáka,“dog”) + ‎-я́(-já) → ‎собача́(sobačá,“puppy”)

Being derived from a front nasal vowel, this suffix has the following properties:

• When added onto a stem ending in avelar consonant, theSlavic first palatalization applies.
• When added onto a stem ending with /r/, it is palatalized to /rʲ/.
• The stress usually falls on the suffix.

Inherited fromOld East Slavic-ие(-ije), fromProto-Slavic*-ьje, from*-ь +*-jь.

• IPA^(key): [ ja]
• IPA^(key): [ ˈja]

-я• (-ja) n (diminutive-чко,plural-я)

1. Denominal, forming collective nouns

   ‎звір(zvir,“animal”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎звір'я́(zvirʺjá,“animals”)

   ‎смере́ка(smeréka,“spruce”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎смері́ччя(smeríččja,“spruces”) or

   ‎смере́ка(smeréka,“spruce”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎смере́ччя(smeréččja,“spruces”)

   ‎паву́к(pavúk,“spider”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎паву́ччя(pavúččja,“spiders”)

   ‎гора́(horá,“mountain”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎гі́р'я(hírʺja,“mountains”)

   ‎ка́мінь(káminʹ,“stone”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎камі́ння(kamínnja,“rocks”)

2. Deverbal (from past participle), formingaction nouns

   сра́ти(sráty,“to shit”) →сра́тий(srátyj) /сра́ний(srányj) ("shitty") →сраття́(srattjá) /срання́(srannjá) ("shitting")

3. Denominal, forming nouns denoting various concepts

   ‎уста́(ustá,“mouth, lips”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎у́стя(ústja,“mouth, estuary”)

4. Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a property, state or condition

   ‎здоро́вий(zdoróvyj,“healthy”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎здоро́в'я(zdoróvʺja,“health”)

   ‎весе́лий(vesélyj,“happy”) + ‎-я(-ja) → ‎весі́лля(vesíllja,“*happiness → wedding”)

5. Denominal, forming nouns denoting location or time

   по(po) +‎ріка́(riká,“river”) +‎-я(-ja) →порі́ччя(poríččja,“region near, along a river”)

   над(nad) +‎ве́чір(véčir,“eve”) +‎-я(-ja) →надвечі́р'я(nadvečírʺja,“time before dawn”)

Being derived from anьjV cluster, this suffix has the following properties:

• When added onto a stem ending in avelar consonant, theSlavic first palatalization applies.
• When added onto a stem ending with /r/, it isnot palatalized.
• When added onto a stem ending in a single palatalizable consonant, that consonant isgeminated.
• /o/→/i/ and /e/→/i/ shifts in the stem may or may not occur.

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

-я• (-ja) (variant-а)

1. femininenominative/vocativesingular of-ій(-ij) and-їй(-jij)

-я• (-ja)

1. _-ar-stemgenitive/accusativesingular of-∅

• Лев Миха́йлович Полю́га [Lev Myxájlovyč Poljúha] (2001),Словник українських морфем [Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkyx morfem,Dictionary of Ukrainian morphemes] (in Ukrainian),Львів [Lʹviv]:Світ [Svit],→ISBN

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