Ján
See also: Appendix:Variations of "jan"
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction of the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān); see John for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaːn/, [ˈjaːn]
- Rhymes: -aːn
Proper noun
Ján m pers
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
- a male surname transferred from the given name
- (religion) John
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ján | Jánovia |
| genitive | Jána | Jánov |
| dative | Jánovi | Jánom |
| accusative | Jána | Jánov |
| locative | Jánovi | Jánoch |
| instrumental | Jánom | Jánami |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Ján”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026