жеман
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]-жимать (-žimatʹ, “to squeeze”) + -а́н (-án)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жема́н • (žemán) m anim (genitive жема́на, nominative plural жема́ны, genitive plural жема́нов, feminine жема́нка)
- (archaic) someone prone to flirtatious antics and mannerisms
Usage notes
[edit]This word had almost entirely fallen from literary use by the mid-19th century but serves as the basis of many derived words.
Declension
[edit]Declension of жема́н (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
[edit]- жема́нный (žemánnyj)
- жема́ниха (žemánixa), жема́нница (žemánnica)
- жема́ниться (žemánitʹsja), жема́нничать (žemánničatʹ)
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