Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-janinъ

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Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

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

Suffix edit

*-janinъ m

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 edit

*-aninъ
- ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *stopaninъ (“householder”)
*-ěninъ
- ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *slověninъ (“Slavic person”)

Usage notes edit

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

Declension edit

Declension of *-janinъ (hard o-stem, consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-janinъ	*-janina	*-jane
Accusative	*-janinъ	*-janina	*-jany?
Genitive	*-janinа	*-janinu	*-janъ
Locative	*-janině	*-janinu	*-janьxъ
Dative	*-janinu	*-janinoma	*-janьmъ
Instrumental	*-janinomь	*-janinoma	*-jany?
Vocative	*-janine	*-janina	*-jane