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-янин

-янин

See also: -анин

Russian

Alternative forms

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)

Declension

Usage notes

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