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]

Proper noun

Ján m anim (genitive singular Jána, nominative plural Jánovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
  2. a surname
  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
  • Janko, Janík, Janíčko
  • Liptovský Ján
  • Moravský Svätý Ján

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, 2024
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