Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-janinъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

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

Suffix

*-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

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of *-janinъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*-janinъ	*-janina	*-janini
Accusative	*-janinъ	*-janina	*-janiny
Genitive	*-janina	*-janinu	*-janinъ
Locative	*-janině	*-janinu	*-janiněxъ
Dative	*-janinu	*-janinoma	*-janinomъ
Instrumental	-janinъmь, -janinomь^*	*-janinoma	*-janiny
Vocative	*-janine	*-janina	*-janini

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*-ьčaninъ, *-ičaninъ

Related terms

*-janьcь
*-arinъ

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-janinъ