Ян

See also: ян

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Proper noun

Ян • (Janm pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́наў, female equivalent Яні́на, diminutive Я́нка)

  1. a male given name, Yan, equivalent to English John
    Synonym: (more common) Іва́н (Iván)
Declension
Derived terms
  • Янавіч (Janavič)
  • Янаўна (Janaŭna)
  • Я́нка (Jánka)
  • Я́нук (Jánuk)

Etymology 2

From Chinese, (Yáng).

Proper noun

Ян • (Janm pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́наў)

  1. a surname from Mandarin, Yang
Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Proper noun

Ян • (Janm anim (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́нов, feminine Я́на, relational adjective Я́нов)

  1. a male given name, Yan, equivalent to English John: (perceived as a West Slavic name)
    Synonyms: (archaic) Иоа́нн (Ioánn), (more common) Ива́н (Iván)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Chinese, (Yáng).

Proper noun

Ян • (Janm anim or f anim (indeclinable)

  1. a transliteration of the Mandarin surname  / (Yáng)
Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish Jan, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs). Doublet of Іва́н (Iván).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]
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Proper noun

Ян • (Janm pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ни, genitive plural Я́нів, female equivalent Я́на, relational adjective Я́нів)

  1. a male given name, Yan, from Polish [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English John

Declension

Declension of Ян
(pers hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative Ян
Jan
Я́ни
Jány
genitive Я́на
Jána
Я́нів
Jániv
dative Я́нові, Я́ну
Jánovi, Jánu
Я́нам
Jánam
accusative Я́на
Jána
Я́нів
Jániv
instrumental Я́ном
Jánom
Я́нами
Jánamy
locative Я́нові, Я́ні
Jánovi, Jáni
Я́нах
Jánax
vocative Я́не
Jáne
Я́ни
Jány

Proper noun

Ян • (Janf pers

  1. genitive/accusative plural of Я́на (Jána)

Derived terms

References