-я

Etymology
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Etymology 1
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Usage notes
Being derived from a front nasal vowel, this suffix has the following properties:
 * When added onto a stem ending in a consonant, the  applies.
 * When added onto a stem ending with /r/, it is palatalized to /rʲ/.
 * The stress usually falls on the suffix.

Etymology 2
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Suffix

 * or
 * → /  ("shitty") →  /  ("shitting")
 * or
 * → /  ("shitty") →  /  ("shitting")
 * → /  ("shitty") →  /  ("shitting")
 * → /  ("shitty") →  /  ("shitting")
 * → /  ("shitty") →  /  ("shitting")
 * → /  ("shitty") →  /  ("shitting")
 * → /  ("shitty") →  /  ("shitting")

Usage notes
Being derived from an ьjV cluster, this suffix has the following properties:
 * When added onto a stem ending in a consonant, the  applies.
 * When added onto a stem ending with /r/, it is not palatalized.
 * When added onto a stem ending in a single palatalizable consonant, that consonant is.
 * /o/→/i/ and /e/→/i/ shifts in the stem may or may not occur.