-ша

See also: ша, ща, and щя

Russian

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • -ша: IPA(key): [ʂə]
  • -ша́: IPA(key): [ˈʂa] (rare)

Suffix

-ша (-ša) f anim or m anim

  1. (feminine) Forms female equivalents of nouns denoting males, or nouns denoting the wife of the male equivalent.
    генера́л (generál, general) + -ша (-ša)генера́льша (generálʹša, generaless, female general)
    секрета́рь (sekretárʹ, secretary) + -ша (-ša)секрета́рша (sekretárša, female secretary)
    Кли́нтон (Klínton, [Bill] Clinton) + -ша (-ša)Кли́нтонша (Klíntonša, [Hillary] Clinton) (colloquial)
  2. (masculine or feminine) Used to make diminutive forms of words, including personal names. When added to personal names, the name is normally truncated, typically down to a single syllable consisting of a consonant + vowel.
    ле́во (lévo, left) + -ша́ (-šá)левша́ (levšá, lefty)
    Алекса́(ндр) (Aleksá(ndr), Alexander) + -ша (-ša)Алекса́ша (Aleksáša, Sasha)Са́ша (Sáša)
    Але́(ксей) (Alé(ksej), Alexey) + -ша (-ša)Алёша (Aljóša, Lyosha)
    Да́(рья) (Dá(rʹja), Daria) + -ша (-ša)Да́ша (Dáša, Dasha)
    Ма(ри́я) (Ma(ríja), Maria) + -ша (-ša)Ма́ша (Máša, Masha)
    Ми(хаи́л) (Mi(xaíl), Mikhail) + -ша (-ša)Ми́ша (Míša, Misha)
    Ната́(лья) (Natá(lʹja), Natalia) + -ша (-ša)Ната́ша (Natáša, Natasha)
    Па́(вел) (Pá(vel), Pavel) + -ша (-ša)Па́ша (Páša, Pasha)

Declension

Derived terms

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Descendants

See also

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