-анье

Suffix

 * : -tion, -ence, -ance, -ity, etc. suffix used to form abstract nouns from verbs; added especially to nouns ending in

Usage notes

 * This suffix is an alternative form of . Originally, the two suffixes were equivalent, and both variants existed for most words, but nowadays only certain verbs can form nouns in, and these nouns often have an obsolete, poetic or sometimes colloquial flavor.
 * The properties of this suffix are as for ; for example, the stress is usually not drawn onto the suffix, unlike for (but note  → ).