жеман

Russian

Etymology

-жимать (-žimatʹ, to squeeze) + -а́н (-án)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈman]

Noun

жема́н • (žemán) m anim (genitive жема́на, nominative plural жема́ны, genitive plural жема́нов, feminine жема́нка)

  1. (archaic) someone prone to flirtatious antics and mannerisms

Usage notes

This word had almost entirely fallen from literary use by the mid-19th century but serves as the basis of many derived words.

Declension

Derived terms

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