няня

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See also: нана

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɑˈɲɑ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ня‧ня

Noun

няня (ńańa)

  1. (childish) bread
    Synonym: кинде (kinde)

Declension

Declension of няня
singular plural
nominative няня (ńańa) няня-влак (ńańa-vlak)
accusative няням (ńańam) няня-влакым (ńańa-vlakym)
genitive нянян (ńańan) няня-влакын (ńańa-vlakyn)
dative нянялан (ńańalan) няня-влаклан (ńańa-vlaklan)
comitative няняге (ńańage) няня-влакге (ńańa-vlakge)
comparative няняла (ńańala) няня-влакла (ńańa-vlakla)
inessive няняште (ńańašte) няня-влакыште (ńańa-vlakyšte)
illative (short) няняш (ńańaš) няня-влакыш (ńańa-vlakyš)
illative (long) няняшке (ńańaške) няня-влакышке (ńańa-vlakyške)
lative няняш (ńańaš) няня-влакеш (ńańa-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of няня
singular plural
1st person няням (ńańam) няняна (ńańana)
2nd person нянят (ńańat) няняда (ńańada)
3rd person няняже (ńańaže) няняшт (ńańašt)

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “няня”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

Etymology

Since ancient times, from reduplication in children’s speech. The related form ня́нька (njánʹka) was first attested in the 12th century.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ня́ня (njánjaf anim (genitive ня́ни, nominative plural ня́ни, genitive plural нянь, diminutive ня́нечка or ня́нька)

  1. nurse
  2. nanny
  3. babysitter

Declension