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

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
  2. a male surname transferred from the given name
  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

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