"-ian" meaning in English

See -ian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /iːən/ Audio: en-uk-ian-suffix.ogg
Etymology: From Latin -iānus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-iānus}} Latin -iānus Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes}} -ian
  1. (as an adjective) From, related to, or like. Tags: morpheme Translations (related to): -скі (-ski) (Belarusian), -ià (Catalan), -ský (Czech), -ký (after s, c or k) (Czech), -isch (Dutch), -ien (French), -ian [masculine] (Galician), -ური (-uri) (Georgian), -ული (-uli) (note: in words ending with -r) (Georgian), -isch (German), -i (Hungarian), -ian (Interlingua), -iano [masculine] (Italian), -iana [feminine] (Italian), -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) (Old Church Slavonic), -ski (Polish), -ский (-skij) (Russian), -ской (-skoj) (english: when stressed) (Russian), -ец (-ec) (Russian), -и́нец (-ínec) (Russian), -инец (-inec) (Russian), -инка (-inka) [feminine] (Russian), -и́нка (-ínka) [feminine] (Russian), -ईय (-īya) (Sanskrit), -iano [masculine] (Spanish), -iana [feminine] (Spanish), -ський (-sʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en--ian-en-suffix-ZxZsmwFF Disambiguation of 'related to': 90 5 5
  2. (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like. Tags: morpheme Translations (belonging to): -скі (-ski) (Belarusian), -ský (Czech), -ký (after s, c or k) (Czech), -ien (French), -ული (-uli) (note: in words ending with -r) (Georgian), -ian (Interlingua), -iano (Italian), -скӣ (Macedonian), -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) (Old Church Slavonic), -ski (Polish), -ский (-skij) (Russian), -ской (-skoj) (english: when stressed) (Russian), -ец (-ec) (Russian), -и́нец (-ínec) (Russian), -инец (-inec) (Russian), -инка (-inka) [feminine] (Russian), -и́нка (-ínka) [feminine] (Russian), -ईय (-īya) [feminine] (Sanskrit), -ca (Turkish), -ce (Turkish), -ський (-sʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en--ian-en-suffix-EpjLipXm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 69 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 8 75 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 82 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 54 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 66 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 62 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 52 41 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 66 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 53 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 6 75 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 72 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 72 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations: 3 89 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 53 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 72 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 9 67 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 73 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of 'belonging to': 4 91 5
  3. (as a noun) Having a certain profession. Tags: morpheme Translations (having a profession): -iant (Dutch), -ien (French)
    Sense id: en--ian-en-suffix-nMKOCj99 Disambiguation of 'having a profession': 3 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -an, -n Related terms: -ienne
Derived forms: Arthurian, Hermitian, Newtonian, Lipschitzian, utopian, Washingtonian, Wilmingtonian, physician, politician, magician, comedian (english: compare comedienne), musician Coordinate_terms: -al, -an, -ar, -ate, -ese, -ic, -id, -ish, -oid, -ory, -ous, quasi-, -y
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-an"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-n"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for review of Latin translations",
    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Interlingua translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Sanskrit translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "-al"
    },
    {
      "word": "-an"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ar"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ate"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ese"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ic"
    },
    {
      "word": "-id"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ish"
    },
    {
      "word": "-oid"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ory"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ous"
    },
    {
      "word": "quasi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-y"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Arthurian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hermitian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Newtonian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lipschitzian"
    },
    {
      "word": "utopian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Washingtonian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wilmingtonian"
    },
    {
      "word": "physician"
    },
    {
      "word": "politician"
    },
    {
      "word": "magician"
    },
    {
      "english": "compare comedienne",
      "word": "comedian"
    },
    {
      "word": "musician"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-iānus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -iānus",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin -iānus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "suffix",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ian",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-ienne"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "From, related to, or like."
      ],
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        "(as an adjective) From, related to, or like."
      ],
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        "as an adjective"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One from, belonging to, relating to, or like."
      ],
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        "(as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as a noun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Having a certain profession."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(as a noun) Having a certain profession."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as a noun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iːən/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-an"
    },
    {
      "word": "-n"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "-ski",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-скі"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ià"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "note": "use attributive noun",
      "sense": "related to"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "use attributive noun",
      "sense": "related to"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ský"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ký (after s, c or k)"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-isch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ien"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "related to",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-ian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "-uri",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "note": "in words ending with -r",
      "roman": "-uli",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-isch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-i"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ian"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "related to",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-iano"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "related to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-iana"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "-ĭskŭ",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ьскъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ski"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-skij",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "when stressed",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-skoj",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ской"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-ec",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-ínec",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-и́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-inec",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-инец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-inka",
      "sense": "related to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-инка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-ínka",
      "sense": "related to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-и́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "-īya",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ईय"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "related to",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-iano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "related to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-iana"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "-sʹkyj",
      "sense": "related to",
      "word": "-ський"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "-ski",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-скі"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ský"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ký (after s, c or k)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ien"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "note": "in words ending with -r",
      "roman": "-uli",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ian"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-iano"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-скӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "roman": "-ĭskŭ",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ьскъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ski"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-skij",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "when stressed",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-skoj",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ской"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-ec",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-ínec",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-и́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-inec",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-инец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-inka",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-инка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "-ínka",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-и́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "-īya",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-ईय"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ca"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ce"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "-sʹkyj",
      "sense": "belonging to",
      "word": "-ський"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having a profession",
      "word": "-iant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having a profession",
      "word": "-ien"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ian"
}

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