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Czech
Etymology
From jih (“south”) + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
jižan m anim (female equivalent jižanka, relational adjective jižanský)
- southerner (someone from the south of a region)
- Antonym: seveřan
- Coordinate terms: výchoďan, zápaďan
Declension
Declension of jižan (hard masculine animate)
Further reading
- “jižan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “jižan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “jižan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025