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      Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-janinъ
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
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