-янин

See also: -анин

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • -я́нин: IPA(key): [ˈʲænʲɪn]
  • -яни́н: IPA(key): [ʲɪˈnʲin]

Suffix

-я́нин or -яни́н • (-jánin or -janín)

  1. Suffix used to form nouns from other nouns, usually referring to inhabitants of a given place or occupations.
    Гаи́ти (Gaíti, “Haiti”) → гаитя́нин (gaitjánin, “Haitian”)
    се́вер (séver, “north”) → северя́нин (severjánin, “northerner”)
    ху́тор (xútor, “khutor, farm”) → хуторя́нин (xutorjánin, “farmer”)
    семья́ (semʹjá, “family”) → семьяни́н (semʹjanín, “family man”)

Usage notes

  • The corresponding feminine ends in -я́нка (-jánka).

Declension

Declension of -я́нин, -яни́н (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a/d) 
singular plural
nominative -я́нин, -яни́н
-jánin, -janín		 -я́не
-jáne
genitive -я́нина, -яни́на
-jánina, -janína		 -я́н
-ján
dative -я́нину, -яни́ну
-jáninu, -janínu		 -я́нам
-jánam
accusative -я́нина, -яни́на
-jánina, -janína		 -я́н
-ján
instrumental -я́нином, -яни́ном
-jáninom, -janínom		 -я́нами
-jánami
prepositional -я́нине, -яни́не
-jánine, -janíne		 -я́нах
-jánax

Derived terms

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