наган

Russian

Alternative forms

нага́нъ (nagán) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Named after the original Belgian designers Léon and Émile Nagant (/naˈɡɑ̃/). Officially was called револьве́р систе́мы Нага́на (revolʹvér sistémy Nagána).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɐˈɡan]

Noun

нага́н • (nagán) m inan (genitive нага́на, nominative plural нага́ны, genitive plural нага́нов, relational adjective нага́нный, diminutive нага́нчик)

a Nagant M1895 revolver (a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire.)

Declension

Declension of нага́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	нага́н nagán	нага́ны nagány
genitive	нага́на nagána	нага́нов nagánov
dative	нага́ну nagánu	нага́нам nagánam
accusative	нага́н nagán	нага́ны nagány
instrumental	нага́ном nagánom	нага́нами nagánami
prepositional	нага́не nagáne	нага́нах nagánax

Descendants

→ Yiddish: נאַגאַן (nagan)