-ьё

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -ьѥ, -ье (-ĭje, -ĭe), from Proto-Slavic *-ьje. Doublet of -ие (-ije), a borrowing from Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʲjɵ]

Suffix

-ьё • (-ʹjó)

  1. Alternative form of -ье (-ʹje) (stressed).
    ‎бе́лый (bélyj, “white”) + ‎-ьё (-ʹjó) → ‎бельё (belʹjó, “underwear, bedding, laundry”)
    ‎ста́рый (stáryj, “old”) + ‎-ьё (-ʹjó) → ‎старьё (starʹjó, “old junk”)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ьё
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