"-ien" meaning in French

See -ien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /jɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ien.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: -iens [plural], -ienne [feminine], -éen [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from -ānus. Doublet of -ain and -an. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-ien<id:-ian>|id=-ian}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "-ian", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ānos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iānus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ien", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-ien", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ien", "lang" : "fr" }" data-id="-ian" data-lang="fr" data-title="-ien" id="French:_-ian">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ien, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ien}} Inherited from Middle French -ien, {{inh|fr|fro|-ien}} Old French -ien, {{inh|fr|la|-iānus}} Latin -iānus, {{doublet|fr|-ain|-an}} Doublet of -ain and -an Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} -ien m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iens, feminine -ienne)
  1. forms nouns denoting where something or someone is from; -ian Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ien-fr-suffix-0~XFKAX7 Categories (other): French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 22 30 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 23 24 28

Suffix

IPA: /jɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00--ien.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: -ienne [feminine], -iens [masculine, plural], -iennes [feminine, plural], -éen [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from -ānus. Doublet of -ain and -an. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-ien<id:-ian>|id=-ian}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "-ian", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ānos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iānus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ien", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-ien", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ien", "lang" : "fr" }" data-id="-ian" data-lang="fr" data-title="-ien" id="French:_-ian">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ien, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ien}} Inherited from Middle French -ien, {{inh|fr|fro|-ien}} Old French -ien, {{inh|fr|la|-iānus}} Latin -iānus, {{doublet|fr|-ain|-an}} Doublet of -ain and -an Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -ien (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ienne, masculine plural -iens, feminine plural -iennes)
  1. forms adjectives indicating relation to; -ian Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ien-fr-suffix-tooDJorP Categories (other): French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 25 22 30 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 23 24 28

Inflected forms

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