ея

See also: ея̈

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪˈjɵ] (phonetic respelling: её)
• (rare) IPA^(key): [(j)ɪˈja]

Pronoun

ея́ • (jejá) f

• pre-1918 spelling of её (jejó, possessive pronoun and genitive of the personal pronoun).

Usage notes

• ея (jeja) is one of the few Russian terms in pre-1918 orthography in which a stressed я (ja) is pronounced like the letter ё (jo). It is therefore written with a diaeresis in a similar fashion: я̈ (jǫ).
• Despite that, in some rhymes, this word can be pronounced as written, to preserve rhyme.