-anus

See also: anus, Anus, ânus, añus, and anüs

Latin

Alternative forms

-ēnus, -iānus, -īnus, -ūnus

Etymology

From some -ā- stem + -nus; later interpreted as one whole suffix and used freely.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.nus/, [ˈaː.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.nus/, [ˈaː.nus]

Suffix

-ānus m (feminine -āna, neuter -ānum); first/second declension

Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.

Usage notes

The suffix -ānus is added to a noun stem (particularly proper nouns) to form an adjective.

Examples:

mōns (“mountain”) → montānus (“montane, of the mountains”)

pāgus (“village”) → pāgānus (“rustic, of a village”)

Rōma (“Rome”) → rōmānus (“Roman”)

Christus (“Christ”) → christiānus (“christian”)

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.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	-ānus	-āna	-ānum	-ānī	-ānae	-āna
Genitive	-ānī	-ānae	-ānī	-ānōrum	-ānārum	-ānōrum
Dative	-ānō	-ānae	-ānō	-ānīs	-ānīs	-ānīs
Accusative	-ānum	-ānam	-ānum	-ānōs	-ānās	-āna
Ablative	-ānō	-ānā	-ānō	-ānīs	-ānīs	-ānīs
Vocative	-āne	-āna	-ānum	-ānī	-ānae	-āna

Synonyms

-ēnsis, -icus

Derived terms

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Descendants

Catalan: -à, -ana
English: -an, -ian
Francoprovençal: -en, -èna
French: -en, -enne; -ien, -ienne; -ain, -aine
Galician: -án, -á; -ao, -á; -ano, -ana

Italian: -ano, -ana
Portuguese: -ão, -ã; -ano, -ana
Romanian: -ân, -ână; -an, -ană
Spanish: -ano, -ana