Ján

See also: jan, Jan, jan., Jan., and jàŋ

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction of the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן‎ (Jōħānān); see John for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːn/

Proper noun

Ján m anim (genitive singular Jána, nominative plural Jánovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
  2. a surname
  3. (religion) John

Declension
Declension of Ján
singular plural
nominative Ján Jánovia
genitive Jána Jánov
dative Jánovi Jánom
accusative Jána Jánov
locative Jánovi Jánoch
instrumental Jánom Jánami

Derived terms
  • Janko, Janík, Janíčko
  • Liptovský Ján
  • Moravský Svätý Ján

References
  • Ján in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.