-ěnín

See also: enin

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-janinъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈi̯ɛɲiːn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɛɲiːn/

Suffix

-ěnín m pers or m inan (noun-forming suffix, female equivalent -ěnínka)

  1. forms nouns, including inhabitant names
    ‎město + ‎-ěnín → ‎měščěnín
    ‎břěh + ‎-ěnín → ‎břěžěnín
    ‎hrad + ‎-ěnín → ‎hrazěnín

Usage notes

  • This suffix causes iotation of the preceding consonant.

Declension

personal
Declension of -ěnín (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative -ěnín -ěníny -ěné, -anové
genitive -ěnína -ěnínú -an, -anóv
dative -ěnínu, -ěnínovi -ěnínoma -anóm
accusative -ěnína -ěníny -any
vocative -ěníne -ěníny -ěné, -anové
locative -ěnínu, -ěnínovi -ěnínú -ěniech
instrumental -ěnínem -ěnínoma -any
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
inanimate (archaic plural locative in -ás)
Declension of -ěnín (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative -ěnín -ěníny -ěné, -anové
genitive -ěnína -ěnínú -an, -anóv
dative -ěnínu, -ěnínovi -ěnínoma -anóm
accusative -ěnína -ěníny -any
vocative -ěníne -ěníny -ěné, -anové
locative -ěnínu, -ěnínovi -ěnínú -ěniech, -ás
instrumental -ěnínem -ěnínoma -any
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

Old Czech terms suffixed with -ěnín
břěžěnín
dvořěnín
jinokrajín
krajěnín
měščěnín
Polenín
zeměnín

Descendants

  • Old Czech: -an
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