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-ean

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English

Etymology

From Latin -ānus, following Latin stems ending in -ae(us) (many from Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos)), -e(us) or -ē(us) (many from Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ˈiːən/, /-iən/

Suffix

-ean

  1. Forms adjectives, usually from proper nouns.

Usage notes

  • Almost all English words ending in "ean" are originally from Latin (Caesarean) or Greek (Euclidean). A few were later formed by adding -an to a stem or word ending in -ea (Korean), -es (Andean), or a silent -e (Boolean).
  • Prescriptively, the suffix should be stressed if the word derives from a Latin stem ending in -ae(us) or -ē(us), and unstressed otherwise, but in practice in many words it has both pronunciations.

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ.

Suffix

-ean m (feminine singular -eanã, masculine plural -eanj or -enj, feminine plural -eani or -eane)

  1. Forms adjectives and nouns indicating origin or place of birth (such as from a certain city or region).
    Pindu (Pindus) + -eanpindean (pindian)
    Gramusti (Grammos village) + -eangrãmustean (Grammostian)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ѣнинъ (-jěninŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ. Might also be conflated with Latin -iānus.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ean m or n (feminine singular -eană or -eancă, masculine plural -eni, feminine and neuter plural -ene or -eance)

  1. Forms adjectives and nouns indicating origin or place of birth (such as from a certain city or region), or occasionally nationality.
    Ardeal (Transylvania) + -eanardelean (Transylvanian)
    București (Bucharest) + -eanbucureștean (Bucharestian)

Usage notes

-eancă is often used instead of -eană to form feminine nouns.

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

See also

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Spanish

Suffix

-ean

  1. third-person plural present indicative of -ear

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