-отня

Russian

Etymology

Presumably rebracketed from -ня (-nja) attached to stems ending in -от.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐtʲˈnʲa]

Suffix

-отня́ • (-otnjá)

  1. Alternative form of -ня (-nja) (in all senses, but especially forming abstract nouns; often with a colloquial flavor)
    ‎бе́гать (bégatʹ, “to run”) + ‎-отня́ (-otnjá) → ‎беготня́ (begotnjá, “running about, bustle”)
    ‎лёгкий (ljóxkij, “easy”) + ‎-отня́ (-otnjá) → ‎легкотня́ (lexkotnjá, “cinch (something easy to do)”) (childish)
    ‎па́чкать (páčkatʹ, “to daub; to soil”) + ‎-отня́ (-otnjá) → ‎пачкотня́ (pačkotnjá, “daub, scrawl; bungling”) (colloquial, pejorative)
    ‎руга́ть (rugátʹ, “to abuse; to swear”) + ‎-отня́ (-otnjá) → ‎руготня́ (rugotnjá, “abuse; swearing”) (low colloquial)
    ‎треск- (tresk-, “to crackle; to jabber”) + ‎-отня́ (-otnjá) → ‎трескотня́ (treskotnjá, “crackle; prattle”) (colloquial)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -отня
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