Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ěninъ
Proto-Slavic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēnas + *-inъ. Compare Lithuanian -ėnas, possibly Latvian -ēns
Suffix edit
*-ěninъ m[1]
- Forms names of the inhabitants of the surrounding areas, from geographical/territorial nouns
- Forms names of the inhabitants of the place names
- *gȏrdъ (“fortification; town, city”) + *-ěninъ → *gorděninъ (“townsman”)
- *selò (“village, settlement”) + *-ěninъ → *selěninъ (“village, settlement dweller”)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References edit
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “Suf. -ěn-inъ, jan-inъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 119