-anus

See also: anus, Anus, ânus, añus, and anüs

Latin

Alternative forms

• -ēnus, -iānus, -īnus, -ūnus

Etymology

From some -ā- stem + -nus; later interpreted as one whole suffix and used freely.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.nus/, [ˈäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.nus/, [ˈäːnus]

Suffix

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

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

Usage notes

The suffix -ānus is added to a noun stem (particularly proper nouns) to form an adjective.

Examples:

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

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

Rōma (“Rome”) → rōmānus (“Roman”)

Christus (“Christ”) → christiānus (“christian”)

It is frequently preceded by the noun stem followed by -i- except in the case of Latin nouns (typically borrowed from Greek) ending -e- or -ae-, where it is preceded by -e- instead.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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		-ānō		-ānīs
Accusative	-ānum	-ānam	-ānum		-ānōs	-ānās	-āna
Ablative	-ānō	-ānā	-ānō		-ānīs
Vocative	-āne	-āna	-ānum		-ānī	-ānae	-āna

Synonyms

• -ēnsis, -icus

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -anus

Descendants

• Catalan: -à, -ana
• English: -an, -ian
• Francoprovençal: -en, -èna
• French: -en, -enne; -ien, -ienne; -ain, -aine
• Galician: -án, -á; -ao, -á; -ano, -ana

• Italian: -ano, -ana
• Portuguese: -ão, -ã; -ano, -ana
• Romanian: -ân, -ână; -an, -ană
• Spanish: -ano, -ana