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-anus

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

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

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

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

Usage notes edit

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

Examples:
mōns (“mountain”) → montānus (“montane, of the mountains”)
Christus (“Christ”) → christiānus (“christian”)

Many such words, however, can be either nouns or adjectives.

Examples:
pāgus (“village”) → pāgānus (“rustic, of a village”), or a villager
Rōma (“Rome”) → rōmānus (“Roman”), or a person from Rome

-ānus is also often used to form personal names, particularly cognomina, from other names, denoting a patronymic or another relationship of belonging: Domitius → Domitiānus.

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.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

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

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Latin terms suffixed with -anus

Descendants edit

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