жеман

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Russian

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Etymology

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-жимать (-žimatʹ, to squeeze) +‎ -а́н (-án)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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жема́н (žemánm anim (genitive жема́на, nominative plural жема́ны, genitive plural жема́нов, feminine жема́нка)

  1. (archaic) someone prone to flirtatious antics and mannerisms

Usage notes

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This word had almost entirely fallen from literary use by the mid-19th century but serves as the basis of many derived words.

Declension

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Derived terms

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