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-ian en · X · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /jən/
  • (UK) audio
  • /ɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /jən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /i.ən/

Etymology

From Latin -iānus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.

Meanings

  1. (as an adjective, morpheme) From, related to, or like.
    • Madrilenian
  2. (as a noun, morpheme) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.
    • Madrilenian
  3. (as a noun, morpheme) Having a certain profession.

Forms

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more -ian Degree=Cmp lexicographic
-an alternative lexicographic
most -ian Degree=Sup lexicographic
-ians Number=Plur lexicographic
-n alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

-id · -ic · -oid · -y · -ese · quasi- · -ous · -ory · -an · -al · -ar · -ish · -ate

Deriveds

magician (belonging to) · politician (belonging to) · Hermitian (related to) · utopian (related to) · musician (having a profession) · physician (belonging to) · comedian (having a profession) · Arthurian (related to) · Lipschitzian (related to) · Washingtonian (related to) · Newtonian (related to) · Wilmingtonian (related to)

Relateds

-ienne

Translations (51)

pl -ski (belonging to) · mk -скӣ (belonging to) · it -iano (belonging to) · ru -инка (related to) · ka -ული (related to) · fr -ien (belonging to) · ru -и́нка (related to) · ru -и́нка (belonging to) · ka -ური (related to) · ru -ской (related to) · cs -ský (belonging to) · sa -ईय (belonging to) · ru -ской (belonging to) · ru -ский (belonging to) · hu -i (related to) · ru -инка (belonging to) · ka -ული (belonging to) · ru -ец (belonging to) · fr -ien (related to) · ru -и́нец (belonging to) · ca -ià (related to) · be -скі (related to) · be -скі (belonging to) · cu -ьскъ (belonging to) · tr -ca (belonging to) · de -isch (related to) · gl -ian (related to) · ru -ец (related to) · cs -ský (related to) · nl -iant (having a profession) · nl -isch (related to) · cu -ьскъ (related to) · pl -ski (related to) · it -iano (related to) · ru -и́нец (related to) · uk -ський (belonging to) · tr -ce (belonging to) · uk -ський (related to) · sa -ईय (related to) · ru -ский (related to) · cs -ký (after s, c or k) (related to) · es -iano (related to) · pl -ski (having a profession) · fr -ien (having a profession) · it -iana (related to) · ia -ian (belonging to) · ru -инец (belonging to) · cs -ký (after s, c or k) (belonging to) · es -iana (related to) · ru -инец (related to) · ia -ian (related to)

-ian en · X · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /jən/
  • (UK) audio
  • /ɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /jən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /i.ən/

Etymology

From Armenian -յան (-yan), from Old Armenian -եան (-ean).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) A romanization of the Armenian surname suffix -յան (-yan).

Forms

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-yan alternative lexicographic