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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Compound of *-janъ + *-inъ (agentive suffix), a palatalized variant of *-ěninъ, from *-ěnъ and *-aninъ.
Suffix
*-janinъ m
- Creates male dweller terms from toponyms or place terms:
- *selo (“village”) → *seľaninъ (“villager”)
- *gordъ (“town, bourgh”) → *gorďaninъ (“burgher”)
- *mirъ (“world”) → *miřaninъ (“world-dweller”)
- *gora (“mountain”) → *gořaninъ (“mountain-dweller”)
- *lęda (“open land, field”) → *lęďaninъ (“field-dweller”)
- *bergъ (“coast”) → *beržan(in)ъ (“coastal dweller”)
Usage notes
Typically the extension *-inъ is encountered in singular and dual, but dropped in plural.
Declension
Declension of *-janinъ (hard o-stem, consonant stem)
Case
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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*-janinъ
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*-janina
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*-jane
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Accusative
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*-janinъ
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*-janina
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*-jany?
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Genitive
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*-janinа
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*-janinu
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*-janъ
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Locative
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*-janině
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*-janinu
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*-janьxъ
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Dative
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*-janinu
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*-janinoma
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*-janьmъ
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Instrumental
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*-janinomь
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*-janinoma
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*-jany?
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Vocative
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*-janine
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*-janina
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*-jane
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Derived terms
Derived terms