няня

See also: нана

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲænʲə]
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Noun

ня́ня • (njánja) f anim (genitive ня́ни, nominative plural ня́ни, genitive plural нянь, diminutive ня́нечка or ня́нька)

  1. nurse
  2. nanny
  3. babysitter

Declension
Declension of ня́ня (anim fem-form soft-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ня́ня
njánja		 ня́ни
njáni
genitive ня́ни
njáni		 ня́нь
njánʹ
dative ня́не
njáne		 ня́ням
njánjam
accusative ня́ню
njánju		 ня́нь
njánʹ
instrumental ня́ней, ня́нею
njánej, njáneju		 ня́нями
njánjami
prepositional ня́не
njáne		 ня́нях
njánjax
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