леґинь

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian legény. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn and Ukrainian ле́ґінь (léginʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛɡiɲ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɡiɲ
• Hyphenation: ле‧ґинь

Noun

леґинь (leginʹ) m pers (diminutive леґиньчок, related adjective леґиньски)

1. young man, lad

   Synonyms: хлапец (xlapec), хлоп (xlop)

   Coordinate term: дзивка (dzivka)

2. dude, guy

   Synonyms: чловек (človek), тип (tip)

3. boyfriend, sweetheart

   Coordinate term: дзивка (dzivka)

4. age-mate, peer

Declension

Declension of леґинь

	singular	plural
nominative	леґинь leginʹ	леґинє / леґинї leginje / leginji
genitive	леґиня leginja	леґиньох leginʹox
dative	леґиньови leginʹovi	леґиньом leginʹom
accusative	леґиня leginja	леґиньох leginʹox
instrumental	леґиньом leginʹom	леґинями leginjami
locative	леґиньови leginʹovi	леґиньох leginʹox
vocative	леґинь leginʹ	леґинє / леґинї leginje / leginji

Derived terms

nouns

• леґиньство n (leginʹstvo)

 

verbs

• леґиньчиц impf (leginʹčic)

 

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “леґинь”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “guy”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 131