"-an" meaning in English

See -an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /æn/ Forms: -an
Head templates: {{suffix}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you add –an to a noun or adjective, you form a new word that means "related to," "belonging to," or "characteristic of" the base word.
    Sense id: simple--an-en-suffix-BVKi~9yY
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-an",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Urban means related to a city."
        },
        {
          "text": "An Artisan is a person skilled in making things by hand."
        },
        {
          "text": "A Vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat."
        },
        {
          "text": "An American is a person from America."
        },
        {
          "text": "If something is American, it is related to or from America."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When you add –an to a noun or adjective, you form a new word that means \"related to,\" \"belonging to,\" or \"characteristic of\" the base word."
      ],
      "id": "simple--an-en-suffix-BVKi~9yY"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-an"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-an",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Urban means related to a city."
        },
        {
          "text": "An Artisan is a person skilled in making things by hand."
        },
        {
          "text": "A Vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat."
        },
        {
          "text": "An American is a person from America."
        },
        {
          "text": "If something is American, it is related to or from America."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When you add –an to a noun or adjective, you form a new word that means \"related to,\" \"belonging to,\" or \"characteristic of\" the base word."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-an"
}

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