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Etymology edit

From сім'я́ (simʺjá). Compare Russian семьяни́н (semʹjanín), Belarusian сем’яні́н (sjemʺjanín). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun edit

сім'яни́н (simʺjanýnm pers (genitive сім'яни́на, nominative plural сім'яни́ни, genitive plural сім'яни́нів, feminine сім'яни́нка)

  1. family man
  2. family member
    Synonym: ро́дич m (ródyč)

Declension edit

  • Unlike other masculine nouns ending in -анин/-янин, сім'яни́н follows the regular masculine pattern of declension: the plural is сім'яни́ни, not *сім'яни.

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