-чан
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn -чан (-čan), a result of rebracketing, cognate with Belarusian -чанін (-čanin), Russian -ча́нин (-čánin) and Ukrainian -ча́нин (-čányn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃan]
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: чан
Suffix
-чан (-čan) m pers (female equivalent -чанка)
- (productive) alternative form of -чань (-čanʹ)
Usage notes
- -чань (-čanʹ) is marked as the lemma form in newer dictionaries. However, in the plural, this form (i.e. -чанох (-čanox) over -чаньох (-čanʹox)) is more common in actual written work. Both forms nonetheless share the nominative plural -чанє (-čanje).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -чан (-čan) | -чанє (-čanje) |
| genitive | -чана (-čana) | -чанох (-čanox) |
| dative | -чанови (-čanovi) | -чаном (-čanom) |
| accusative | -чана (-čana) | -чанох (-čanox) |
| instrumental | -чаном (-čanom) | -чанами (-čanami) |
| locative | -чанови (-čanovi) | -чанох (-čanox) |
| vocative | -чан (-čan) | -чанє (-čanje) |
Derived terms
References
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1995), “-ан, -ян и -чан”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (А – Њ), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 863