Category:Russian plural nouns with ending -ья
The history of these forms is illustrated by Old Slavonic, where the plural frequently became a collective noun and was of the feminine gender; brothers брат - братия (collectively): брат - братья, друг - друзья, сын - сыновья, муж - мужья, князь - князья, ком - комья, корень - коренья, зуб - зубья, полено - поленья, звено - звенья. The same form is seen in modern Serbian.
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