-ianus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === -ānus, -ēnus, -īnus, -ūnus === Etymology === Perhaps from -i(us) +‎ -ānus. Compare Proto-Slavic *-janъ. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iˈaː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈaː.nus] === Suffix === -iānus (feminine -iāna, neuter -iānum); first/second-declension suffix Enlarged form of -ānus, especially frequent in adjectives formed from proper names. Catullus + -iānus → Catulliānus Cicerō (stem: Cicerōn-) + -iānus → Cicerōniānus Tīrō (stem: Tīrōn-) + -iānus → Tīrōniānus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: -ianu, -ián Catalan: -ià → English: -ian Italian: -iano Old French: -ienMiddle French: -ienFrench: -ien→ Middle English: -ien, -ian, -ion, -ione, -ioun, -yen, -yone, -younEnglish: -ianScots: -ian → Portuguese: -iano Romanian: -ian Spanish: -iano → Ancient Greek: -ιᾱνός (-iānós) (partially)Greek: -ιανός (-ianós) === References === “-iānus” on page 817/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)