# -ня
## Russian
### Alternative forms

* -овня (-ovnja), -отня (-otnja) — rebracketed forms

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from *-ьnъ +‎ *-ja.

### Pronunciation

* -ня: IPA: [nʲə]
* -ня́: IPA: [ˈnʲa]

### Suffix

-ня • (-nja) (paroxytone)
* forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
    ‎ко́локол (kólokol, “bell”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎колоко́льня (kolokólʹnja, “bell tower”)
    ‎печа́тать (pečátatʹ, “to print”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎печа́тня (pečátnja, “printing house”)
    ‎ве́чер (véčer, “evening”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎вече́рня (večérnja, “vespers”)
    ‎цирю́льник (cirjúlʹnik, “barber”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎цирю́льня (cirjúlʹnja, “barbershop”)
    ‎дегтя́рь (degtjárʹ, “tar worker”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎дегтя́рня (degtjárnja, “tar works, where tar is extracted”)
* (archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
** forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
** forms nouns for groups of people
    ‎сто (sto, “hundred”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎со́тня (sótnja, “a military unit of hundred”)
    ‎двор (dvor, “homestead, court”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎дво́рня (dvórnja, “servants”)

#### Declension
### Suffix

-ня́ • (-njá) (oxytone)
* forms nouns denoting amassment
** forms nouns denoting an over-repetitive action
    ‎ре́зать (rézatʹ, “to cut”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎резня́ (reznjá, “massacre”)
    ‎шепта́ть (šeptátʹ, “to whisper”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎шепотня́ (šepotnjá, “whispering”)
** forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
    ‎лы́жа (lýža, “ski”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎лыжня́ (lyžnjá, “ski trail”)
    ‎рука́ (ruká, “hand”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎ручня́ (ručnjá, “sheaf, fistful”)
    ‎голова́ (golová, “head”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎головня́ (golovnjá, “brand, piece of wood burnt till only the head is left”)
** (rude, derogatory) forms nouns for groups of people
    ‎алка́ш (alkáš, “alkie”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎алкашня́ (alkašnjá, “alkies”)
    ‎ребя́та (rebjáta, “children”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎ребятня́ (rebjatnjá, “brats”)

#### Derived terms
### References

* Kiparsky, Valentin (1975) Russische historische Grammatik. Band III: Entwicklung des Wortschatzes (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 242

## Ukrainian
### Alternative forms

* -івня (-ivnja), -ітня́ (-itnjá) — rebracketed forms

### Pronunciation

* -ня: IPA: [ nʲa]
* -ня́: IPA: [ ˈnʲa]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from *-ьnъ +‎ *-ja.

#### Suffix

-́ня • (-́nja) f (paroxytone)
* forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
    ‎друкувати (drukuvaty, “to print”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎друка́рня (drukárnja, “printing house”)
    ‎перукар (perukar, “barber”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎перукарня (perukarnja, “barbershop”)
    ‎дьогтя́р (dʹohtjár, “tar worker”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎дьогтя́рня (dʹohtjárnja, “tar works, where tar is extracted”)
* (archaic) forms nouns denoting amassment
** forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
** forms nouns for groups of people
    ‎сто (sto, “hundred”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎со́тня (sótnja, “a military unit of hundred”)
    ‎двір (dvir, “homestead, court”) + ‎-ня (-nja) → ‎дві́рня (dvírnja, “servants”)

##### Declension
#### Suffix

-ня́ • (-njá) f (oxytone)
* forms nouns denoting amassment
** forms nouns denoting an over-repetitive action
    ‎рі́зати (rízaty, “to cut”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎різня́ (riznjá, “massacre”)
    ‎по́внити (póvnyty, “to full out, to top up”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎по́вня (póvnja, “full moon”)
** forms nouns denoting material objects taking their shape from a particular application on them
    ‎ли́жа (lýža, “ski”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎лижня́ (lyžnjá, “ski trail”)
    ‎голова́ (holová, “head”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎головня́ (holovnjá, “brand, piece of wood burnt till only the head is left”)
** (rude, derogatory) forms nouns for groups of people
    ‎алка́ш (alkáš, “alkie”) + ‎-ня́ (-njá) → ‎алкашня́ (alkašnjá, “alkies”)

##### Derived terms
### Etymology 2

From -ній (-nij).

#### Suffix

-ня • (-nja) f (variant -на)
* female equivalent of -ній (-nij)