-ие

• -ье (-ʹje)

• IPA^(key): [ʲɪje]

-ие • (-ije)

1. Abstract noun suffix; forms part of larger suffixes such as -е́ние (-énije), -а́ние (-ánije), -тие (-tije), and exists on its own especially as a suffix added to compound words.

   ‎много- (mnogo-, “many”) + ‎о́браз (óbraz, “image”) + ‎-ие (-ije) → ‎многообра́зие (mnogoobrázije, “variety, diversity”)

   ‎ма́ло- (málo-, “little”) + ‎дух (dux, “courage”) + ‎-ие (-ije) → ‎малоду́шие (malodúšije, “cowardice”)

   ‎пло́ско- (plósko-, “flat”) + ‎стопа́ (stopá, “foot”) + ‎-ие (-ije) → ‎плоскосто́пие (ploskostópije, “flatfoot (medical condition)”)

   ‎само- (samo-, “self”) + ‎люби́ть (ljubítʹ, “to love”) + ‎-ие (-ije) → ‎самолю́бие (samoljúbije, “self-esteem, self-respect”)

   ‎со- (so-, “con-”) + ‎звезда́ (zvezdá, “star”) + ‎-ие (-ije) → ‎созве́здие (sozvézdije, “constellation”)

• The stress is drawn onto the preceding syllable (as in многообра́зие (mnogoobrázije) vs. о́браз (óbraz)).
• A velar may turn into a palatal as a result of the Slavic first palatalization (as in малоду́шие (malodúšije)).