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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-janinъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Compound of *-janъ + *-inъ (agentive suffix), a palatalized variant of *-ěninъ, from *-ěnъ and *-aninъ.

Suffix

*-janinъ m

  1. 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)

Alternative forms

  • *-aninъ
    • Proto-Slavic: *stopaninъ (householder)
  • *-ěninъ

Usage notes

Typically the extension *-inъ is encountered in singular and dual, but dropped in plural.

Declension

Derived terms

  • *-ьčaninъ, *-ičaninъ
  • *-janьcь
  • *-arinъ

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-janinъ
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