matianus

Latin

Etymology

Matius +‎ -ānus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ma.tiˈaː.nus/, [mät̪iˈäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mat.t͡siˈa.nus/, [mät̪ː͡s̪iˈäːnus]

Adjective

Matiānus (feminine Matiāna, neuter Matiānum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of the gens Matius, Matian

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Matiānus	Matiāna	Matiānum		Matiānī	Matiānae	Matiāna
Genitive	Matiānī	Matiānae	Matiānī		Matiānōrum	Matiānārum	Matiānōrum
Dative	Matiānō		Matiānō		Matiānīs
Accusative	Matiānum	Matiānam	Matiānum		Matiānōs	Matiānās	Matiāna
Ablative	Matiānō	Matiānā	Matiānō		Matiānīs
Vocative	Matiāne	Matiāna	Matiānum		Matiānī	Matiānae	Matiāna

Descendants

From ellipsis of mālum mattiānum (“apple of Matius”). All via the plural (māla) mattiāna, made into a feminine noun.

Descendants

• Aragonese: mazana
• Asturian: mazana
• Catalan: maçana
• Mirandese: maçana
• Old Galician-Portuguese: maçãa
  • Galician: mazá
  • Portuguese: maçã
• Old Spanish: maçana
  • Spanish: manzana
  • Ladino: mansana