-ean

== English == === Etymology === From Latin -ānus, following Latin stems ending in -ae(us) (many from Ancient Greek -αῖος (-aîos)), -e(us) or -ē(us) (many from Ancient Greek -εῖος (-eîos)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ˈiːən/, /-iən/ === Suffix === -ean Forms adjectives, usually from proper nouns. ==== Usage notes ==== Almost all English words ending in "ean" are originally from Latin (Caesarean) or Greek (Euclidean). A few were later formed by adding -an to a stem or word ending in -ea (Korean), -es (Andean), or a silent -e (Boolean). Prescriptively, the suffix should be stressed if the word derives from a Latin stem ending in -ae(us) or -ē(us), and unstressed otherwise, but in practice in many words it has both pronunciations. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === ANE, -ane, NAE, NEA, ENA == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === -eanu === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ. === Suffix === -ean m (feminine singular -eanã, masculine plural -eanj or -enj, feminine plural -eani or -eane) Forms adjectives and nouns indicating origin or place of birth (such as from a certain city or region). ‎Pindu (“Pindus”) + ‎-ean → ‎pindean (“pindian”) ‎Gramusti (“Grammos village”) + ‎-ean → ‎grãmustean (“Grammostian”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ѣнинъ (-jěninŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ. Might also be conflated with Latin -iānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e̯an/ === Suffix === -ean m or n (feminine singular -eană or -eancă, masculine plural -eni, feminine/neuter plural -ene or -eance) Forms adjectives and nouns indicating origin or place of birth (such as from a certain city or region), or occasionally nationality. ‎Ardeal (“Transylvania”) + ‎-ean → ‎ardelean (“Transylvanian”) ‎București (“Bucharest”) + ‎-ean → ‎bucureștean (“Bucharestian”) ==== Usage notes ==== -eancă is often used instead of -eană to form feminine nouns. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== -eancă -oaică == Spanish == === Suffix === -ean third-person plural present indicative of -ear