-яга

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• -я́га: IPA^(key): [ˈʲaɡə]

Suffix

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

1. Suffix forming nouns denoting a possessor of a certain quality, often intensifying, and usually colloquial or informal.

   бе́дный (bédnyj, “poor”) → бедня́га (bednjága, “poor little thing, wretch”)

   броди́ть (brodítʹ, “to wander”) → бродя́га (brodjága, “tramp, vagabond”)

   двор (dvor, “yard”) → дворня́га (dvornjága, “mutt, mongrel”)

   рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, “to work”) → работя́га (rabotjága, “hard worker”)

2. Suffix forming augmentatives or low colloquial forms of a noun.

   ве́тер (véter, “wind”) → ветря́га (vetrjága, “strong wind, storm”)

   со́тня (sótnja, “hundred”) → сотня́га (sotnjága, “hundred ruble bill”)

   чёрт (čort, “devil”) → чертя́га (čertjága, “damn devil”)