Russian

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Etymology

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семья́ (semʹjá) +‎ -янин (-janin)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲɪm⁽ʲ⁾jɪˈnʲin]

Noun

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семьяни́н (semʹjanínm anim (genitive семьяни́на, nominative plural семьяни́ны, genitive plural семьяни́нов)

  1. family man

Declension

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Notes

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Unlike all the other words with the suffix -анин/-янин, семьяни́н follows the regular masculine pattern of declension: the plural is семьяни́ны, not *семья́не.