-arian
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
Etymology 1
[edit]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.
Suffix
[edit]-arian
- A believer in something.
- An advocate of something.
- (uncommon) A native or inhabitant of somewhere.
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Translations
[edit]a believer in
Etymology 2
[edit]By surface analysis, -ari(um) + -an and -ari(a) + -an.
Suffix
[edit]-arian
- Used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from nouns ending in -arium.
- aquarium + -arian → aquarian (“of or pertaining to aquariums”)
- planaria + -arian → planarian (“of or pertaining to planaria”)
- vitellarium + -arian → vitellarian (“of or pertaining to vitellaria”)
See also
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[edit]Categories:
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹiən
- Rhymes:English/ɛəɹiən/3 syllables
- English back-formations
- English terms derived from Old French
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English terms with uncommon senses
- English terms suffixed with -arium
- English terms suffixed with -an
- English terms suffixed with -aria
- English productive suffixes