островян

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak ostrovan or an eastern form *ostrovjan, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ostrověninъ. By surface analysis, острово (ostrovo) +‎ -ян (-jan). Compare Czech ostrovan, Macedonian островјанин (ostrovjanin), Serbo-Croatian острвљанин / ostrovljanin, Slovak ostrovan, Ukrainian острів'я́нин (ostrivʺjányn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔstˈrɔvjan]
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjan
  • Hyphenation: ос‧тро‧вян

Noun

островян (ostrovjanm pers (feminine equivalent островянка)

  1. islander (person who lives on an island)

Declension

Declension of островян (ostrovjan)
singular plural
nominative островян (ostrovjan) островянє (ostrovjanje)
genitive островяна (ostrovjana) островянох (ostrovjanox)
dative островянови (ostrovjanovi) островяном (ostrovjanom)
accusative островяна (ostrovjana) островянох (ostrovjanox)
instrumental островяном (ostrovjanom) островянами (ostrovjanami)
locative островянови (ostrovjanovi) островянох (ostrovjanox)
vocative островян (ostrovjan) островянє (ostrovjanje)

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