-ian

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iːən/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Suffix

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-ian

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

Usage notes

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  • When males with a profession are distinguished from females, males are -ian, females -ienne.
  • The plural is -ians (one magician, two magicians).
  • When added to a word ending in a vowel, the infix -v- is inserted (Peruvian, Whovian), though this can be optional (Rousseauvian).

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Suffix

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-ian

  1. Alternative form of -ien (-ian)

Old English

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Etymology

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By syncope from earlier *-ōjan, a northern Ingvaeonic innovated form of Proto-West Germanic *-ōn, from Proto-Germanic *-ōną.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ian

  1. Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: -ien, -en (merged with all other verbs)
    • English: -en, -e (obsolete)
    • Scots: -e (obsolete)

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-ijaną.

Suffix

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-ian

  1. used to form the infinitive of class 1 weak verbs (as well as a few strong verbs also ending in -ian like biddian or liggian, and class 3 weak verbs)
    wekkian "to awake" (class 1 weak verbs)
    seggian "to say" (class 3 weak verbs)

Conjugation

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Swedish

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Suffix

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-ian

  1. (as a noun) Denotes a follower of something.

Usage notes

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Words having this suffix can have an additional suffix -ism for an idea (e.g. kantianism) and an additional suffix -sk to form an adjective (e.g. kantiansk).

Derived terms

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Category Swedish terms suffixed with -ian not found

Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ian

  1. Forms verbnouns.

Derived terms

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References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-ian”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies