-iano

See also: iano and Iano

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈano/, /ˈjano/

Suffix

-iano

1. Alternative form of -ano

References

• Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -iānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: -ià‧no

Suffix

-iano (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iana, masculine plural -iani, feminine plural -iane) -iano m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iani, feminine -iana)

1. (productive) enlarged form of -ano, usually indicating a relationship of position, possession, or origin; often added to proper nouns

   ‎Verdi + ‎-iano → ‎verdiano (“Verdian, pertaining to Verdi”)

   ‎Nietzsche + ‎-iano → ‎nietzschiano (“Nietzschean, pertaining to Nietzsche”)

   ‎Sahara + ‎-iano → ‎sahariano (“Saharan, pertaining to the Sahara”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -iano

Anagrams

• noia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /iˈaː.noː/, [iˈäːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈa.no/, [iˈäːno]

Suffix

-iānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -iānus

Portuguese

Suffix

-iano m (feminine -iana, plural -ianos, feminine plural -ianas)

1. Alternative form of -ano

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -iano

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ānus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝano/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.no]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝano/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.no]
• IPA^(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjano/ [ˈja.no]

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: -ia‧no

Suffix

-iano (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iana, masculine plural -ianos, feminine plural -ianas)
-iano m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ianos, feminine -iana, feminine plural -ianas)

1. Alternative form of -ano; -ian; coming from, related to, or like, or one from, belonging to, relating to, made from, or like

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -iano

Further reading

• “-iano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014