-arian

See also: arian and Arian

English

Etymology

Back-formation from various words ending in “arian”, some directly derived from Classical or Medieval Latin words ending in -arius by adding -an to the stem, other indirectly via Old French words ending in "arien(ne)" or "erien(ne)" or from English words ending in “ary” to which -an was suffixed; note the same phenomenon in -ary. Equivalent to -ary + -an.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Suffix

-arian

1. A believer in something.
2. An advocate of something.
3. (uncommon) A native or inhabitant of somewhere.

Usage notes

• Most English words ending in -arian are not derived in English using this suffix. Most often -an or -ian is added to words formed in Latin using -arius or to a stem ending in "ar". For examples, see barbarian, nonagenarian, Rastafarian, Hungarian, and Trinitarian.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -arian

Translations

a believer in something

• Hindi: -वादी m (-vādī)
• Italian: -ario m
• Portuguese: -ário (pt) m
• Sicilian: -aru (scn) m

an advocate of something

• Hindi: -वादी m (-vādī)
• Portuguese: -ário (pt) m

See also

• Category:English terms suffixed with -ian
• Category:English terms suffixed with -an

Anagrams

• Iraan, Raina, Riaan, aiRNA, airan, airna, naira