"-čan" meaning in All languages combined

See -čan on Wiktionary

Suffix [Czech]

IPA: [ t͡ʃan]
Head templates: {{cs-noun|m-an}} -čan m anim (noun-forming suffix)
  1. appended to some country names ending with -ie to form a demonym Tags: animate, masculine, morpheme Related terms: -an

Suffix [Slovak]

IPA: [t͡ʃan]
Head templates: {{sk-noun|m-pr}} -čan m pers (noun-forming suffix)
  1. appended to some country names to form a demonym Tags: masculine, morpheme, person
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-an"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Czech",
  "lang_code": "cs",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Czech entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Czech terms suffixed with -čan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Belgičan (“a man from Belgium”), from Belgie (“Belgium”) + -čan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appended to some country names ending with -ie to form a demonym"
      ],
      "id": "en--čan-cs-suffix-nTtgyx--",
      "links": [
        [
          "demonym",
          "demonym#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-an"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ t͡ʃan]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-čan"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-pr"
      },
      "expansion": "-čan m pers (noun-forming suffix)",
      "name": "sk-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Slovak",
  "lang_code": "sk",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Slovak entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Kosovčan (“a man from Kosovo”), from Kosovo + -čan"
        }
      ],
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        "appended to some country names to form a demonym"
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          "demonym#English"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme",
        "person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃan]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-čan"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-an"
      },
      "expansion": "-čan m anim (noun-forming suffix)",
      "name": "cs-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Czech",
  "lang_code": "cs",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-an"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Czech animate suffixes",
        "Czech entries with incorrect language header",
        "Czech lemmas",
        "Czech masculine suffixes",
        "Czech noun-forming suffixes",
        "Czech suffixes",
        "Czech terms suffixed with -čan",
        "Czech terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Belgičan (“a man from Belgium”), from Belgie (“Belgium”) + -čan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appended to some country names ending with -ie to form a demonym"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "demonym",
          "demonym#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ t͡ʃan]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-čan"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-pr"
      },
      "expansion": "-čan m pers (noun-forming suffix)",
      "name": "sk-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Slovak",
  "lang_code": "sk",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Slovak entries with incorrect language header",
        "Slovak lemmas",
        "Slovak masculine suffixes",
        "Slovak noun-forming suffixes",
        "Slovak personal suffixes",
        "Slovak suffixes",
        "Slovak terms suffixed with -čan",
        "Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Kosovčan (“a man from Kosovo”), from Kosovo + -čan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "appended to some country names to form a demonym"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "demonym",
          "demonym#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme",
        "person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃan]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-čan"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -čan meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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  ],
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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}

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