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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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