-iano

See also: iano and Iano

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -iānum, accusative singular of -iānus.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-iano

1. (productive) Enlarged form of -ano, usually indicating a relationship of position, possession, or origin.

Usage notes

• The suffix -iano is added to a noun stem (especially proper nouns) to form an adjective.

Examples:

Verdi → verdiano (“Verdian”, “pertaining to Verdi”)

Nietzsche → nietzschiano (“Nietzschean”, “pertaining to Nietzsche”)

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

• Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -iano

Anagrams

• noia

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈano/, /ˈjano/

Suffix

-iano

1. Alternative form of -ano

References

• Alexander Gode (1951) Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL

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Latin

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

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

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Portuguese

Suffix

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

1. Alternative form of -ano

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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]

Suffix

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

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