-ній

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Soft variant of -ний (-nyj). Compare Belarusian -ні (-ni), Russian -ний (-nij).

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Suffix[edit]

-ній • (-nij)

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns; -ish, -y.
    ‎самота́ (samotá) + ‎-ній (-nij) → ‎само́тній (samótnij)

Derived terms[edit]

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ній
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