-iano
See also: iano and Iano
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈano/, /ˈjano/
Suffix
-iano
- Alternative form of -ano
References
- Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From Latin -iānum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: -ià‧no
Suffix
-iano (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iana, masculine plural -iani, feminine plural -iane) -iano m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iani, feminine -iana)
- (productive) enlarged form of -ano, usually indicating a relationship of position, possession, or origin; often added to proper nouns
- Verdi + -iano → verdiano (“Verdian, pertaining to Verdi”)
- Nietzsche + -iano → nietzschiano (“Nietzschean, pertaining to Nietzsche”)
- Sahara + -iano → sahariano (“Saharan, pertaining to the Sahara”)
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -iano
Anagrams
- noia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iˈaː.noː/, [iˈäːnoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈa.no/, [iˈäːno]
Suffix
-iānō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -iānus
Portuguese
Suffix
-iano m (feminine -iana, plural -ianos, feminine plural -ianas)
- Alternative form of -ano
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -ānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝano/ [ˈɟ͡ʝa.no]
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjano/ [ˈja.no]
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: -ia‧no
Suffix
-iano (feminine -iana, masculine plural -ianos, feminine plural -ianas) (adjective)
-iano m (plural -ianos, feminine -iana, feminine plural -ianas) (noun)
- 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