-ян

ян Ян -янь Pannonian Rusyn Alternative forms rsk -янь less common Etymology rsk :from -ан 1 Alternative form of rsk -ан, palatalized due to a Slovjak (Eastern Slovak) inherit, further influenced by rsk rue -ян, rue -янин. en -ian. Pronunciation rsk an 1 rsk ян Suffix rsk suffix m-pr noun-forming suffixes female equivalent -янка rsk productive suffix Forms masculine personal nouns, typically demonyms and/or ethnonyms rsk Канада Канадян Canada Canadian Declension -ян -яна -янови -яна -яном -янови -ян -янє -янох -яном -янох -янами -янох -янє Derived terms rsk References -ан, -ян и -чан 863 1 Ukrainian Pronunciation -я́н uk Ян//ян Etymology 1 uk :clipping -янь<g:m> + 1 Compare bg,rsk,ru -ян. Suffix uk suffix -я́н m-an variant -а́н animate uk unproductive suffix forms animate masculine nouns, usually denoting an emotional feature or endearment uk Толя Толя́н familiar, low colloquial Declension -я́н<pr> Derived terms uk -ян Etymology 2 Suffix uk suffix form m variant -ан uk -янин gen//acc p References ян