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

Latin

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Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -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

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    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: DomitiusDomitiānus.

    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

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative -ānus -āna -ānum -ānī -ānae -āna
    genitive -ānī -ānae -ānī -ānōrum -ānārum -ānōrum
    dative -ānō -ānae -ānō -ānīs
    accusative -ānum -ānam -ānum -ānōs -ānās -āna
    ablative -ānō -ānā -ānō -ānīs
    vocative -āne -āna -ānum -ānī -ānae -āna

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