изъян
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From Persian زیان (ziyân, “damage, injury”), influenced by изъя́ть (izʺjátʹ, “withdraw, remove”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
изъя́н • (izʺján) m inan (genitive изъя́на, nominative plural изъя́ны, genitive plural изъя́нов)
- defect, fault, stain, loss, flaw
- В да́нной схе́ме есть суще́ственный изъя́н
- V dánnoj sxéme jestʹ suščéstvennyj izʺján
- There is a significant defect in such outline
Declension edit
Declension of изъя́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “изъян”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress