-anus

== 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.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.nus] === Suffix === -ānus (feminine -āna, neuter -ānum); first/second-declension suffix Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of origin, position, or possession. ==== Usage notes ==== The suffix -ānus is typically added to a noun stem (particularly proper nouns) to form an adjective. Examples: mōns (“mountain”) → montānus (“montane, of the mountains”) Christus (“Christ”) → christiānus (“christian”) Many such words, however, can be either nouns or adjectives. Examples: pāgus (“village”) → pāgānus (“rustic, of a village”), or a villager Rōma (“Rome”) → rōmānus (“Roman”), or a person from Rome -ānus is also often used to form personal names, particularly cognomina, from other names, denoting a patronymic or another relationship of belonging: Domitius → Domitiānus. 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. ==== Synonyms ==== -ēnsis, -icus, -ācus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ====