-anus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Suffix 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Inflection 1.3.3 Synonyms 1.3.4 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative forms

• -ēnus, -īnus

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈ-aː.nus/

[edit] Suffix

-ānus m. (feminine -āna, neuter -ānum); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.

[edit] Usage notes

The suffix -ānus is added to a noun base (epsecially a proper noun) to form an adjective.

Examples:

mōns (“‘mountain’”) → montānus (“‘montane, of the mountains’”)

pāgus (“‘village’”) → pāgānus (“‘rustic, of a village’”)

Rōma (“‘Rome’”) → Rōmānus (“‘Roman’”)

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	-ānus	-āna	-ānum		-ānī	-ānae	-āna
genitive	-ānī	-ānae	-ānī		-ānōrum	-ānārum	-ānōrum
dative	-ānō	-ānae	-ānō		-ānīs	-ānīs	-ānīs
accusative	-ānum	-ānam	-ānum		-ānōs	-ānās	-āna
ablative	-ānō	-ānā	-ānō		-ānīs	-ānīs	-ānīs
vocative	-āne	-āna	-ānum		-ānī	-ānae	-āna

[edit] Synonyms

• -ēnsis, -icus

[edit] Descendants

• Catalan: -à, -ana
• English: -an, -ian
• French: -en, -enne, -ain, -aine
• Italian: -ano, -ana
• Portuguese: -ão, -ana
• Romanian: -ân, -ână
• Spanish: -ano, -ana