-ician

== English == === Etymology === From French -icien, from -ique f sg +‎ -ien. By surface analysis, -ic +‎ -ian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ˈɪʃən/ === Suffix === -ician forming nouns denoting occupations: A person who studies or is an expert in the related -ics. ‎obstetrics + ‎-ician → ‎obstetrician ‎phonetics + ‎-ician → ‎phonetician ==== Usage notes ==== Relatively few terms are directly derived using this suffix. Terms ending in -ician were often derived from Middle French words ending in -icien, which themselves were derived from words ending in -ique f sg + -ien, e.g.: mathematician, from Middle French mathematicien, itself from mathematique f sg (“mathematics”) + -ien practician, from Middle French practicien, itself from practique f sg (“practice”) + -ien. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === acini, iniac