-нье

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

• -нїє (-nije), -ньѧ (-nʹja)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -ние (-nije), from Proto-Slavic *-nьje

Suffix

-нье • (-nʹje) n

1. Deverbal, forming action nouns.

Descendants

• Belarusian: -нне (-nnje), -ннё (-nnjo)
• Carpathian Rusyn: -ня (-nja)
• Ukrainian: -ння (-nnja); -нє (-nje) (Western dialects)