-ien

See also ien

Breton

Etymology

Cognate to Welsh -ion, Cornish -yon.

Suffix

-ien

1. Noun pluralization suffix; sometimes with vocalic ablaut in the pluralized noun
   • lenner (“reader”) > lennerien (“readers”)
   • mab (“son”) > mibien (“sons”)

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French

Etymology

From Latin -ianus, from -anus. Cognate to French -ain, French -an.

Suffix

-ien m, -ienne f

1. Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian; for example Paris → parisien (“from Paris”)

Derived terms

[+] French words suffixed with -ien