Suffix Nouns Consonant Variant Noun Forming Form а Abstract

Variant 1

1. Noun-forming suffix used to form diminutives of proper names; used after a hard (unpalatalized) consonant.

Variant 2

1. Noun-forming suffix used to form abstract nouns and agent nouns from prefixed stems ending in a consonant that becomes a hushing consonant (ш ж ч щ) when iotated. The final consonant of the stem is iotated before this suffix.

Variant 3

1. Noun-forming suffix used to form abstract nouns and agent nouns from prefixed stems. The final consonant of the stem is not iotated before this suffix.