-яга

Russian

Alternative forms
  • -а́га (-ága) (after hushing consonants)

Pronunciation
  • -я́га: IPA(key): [ˈʲaɡə]

Suffix

-я́га • (-jága) m anim or m inan or f anim or f inan

  1. Suffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal.
    ‎бе́дный (bédnyj, “poor”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎бедня́га (bednjága, “poor little thing, wretch”)
    ‎броди́ть (brodítʹ, “to wander”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎бродя́га (brodjága, “tramp, vagabond”)
    ‎двор (dvor, “yard”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎дворня́га (dvornjága, “mutt, mongrel”)
    ‎рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, “to work”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎работя́га (rabotjága, “hard worker”)
  2. Suffix forming augmentatives or low colloquial forms of a noun.
    ‎ве́тер (véter, “wind”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎ветря́га (vetrjága, “strong wind, storm”)
    ‎со́тня (sótnja, “hundred”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎сотня́га (sotnjága, “hundred ruble bill”)
    ‎чёрт (čort, “devil”) + ‎-я́га (-jága) → ‎чертя́га (čertjága, “damn devil”)

Declension
Declension of -я́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative -я́га
-jága		 -я́ги
-jági
genitive -я́ги
-jági		 -я́г
-jág
dative -я́ге
-jáge		 -я́гам
-jágam
accusative -я́гу
-jágu		 -я́ги
-jági
instrumental -я́гой, -я́гою
-jágoj, -jágoju		 -я́гами
-jágami
prepositional -я́ге
-jáge		 -я́гах
-jágax

Derived terms
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