-ean

Appendix:Variations of "ean" English Alternative forms en -aean//-æan in the adapted borrowings from la -aeus only Etymology en :bor la:-aeus//-ēus//-eus :af -an 1 en adap la:-aeus//-ēus//-eus -an<pos:itself from la -ānus>. la -aeus and la -ēus are in turn often found in borrowings from en grc - words in grc -αῖος and grc -εῖος respectively. Pronunciation en /-ˈiːən/ /-iən/ Suffix Forms adjectives, usually from proper nouns. en Eastern Europe Eastern European Usage notes Almost all English words ending in "ean" are originally from Latin (Caesarean) or Greek (Euclidean). A few were later formed by adding en -an to a stem or word ending in -ea (Korean), -es (Andean), or a silent -e (Boolean). Prescriptively, the suffix should be stressed if the word derives from a Latin stem ending in la -aeus -ae(us) or la -ēus -ē(us), and unstressed otherwise, but in practice in many words it has both pronunciations. Translations French: fr -éen German: de -äisch Haitian Creole: ht -eyen Suffix -eans Forms demonyms, usually from proper nouns. en Eastern Europe Eastern European Translations French: fr -éen m, fr -éenne f German: de -äer m, de -äerin f Haitian Creole: ht -eyen Suffix Forms glottonyms or dialectonyms, usually from proper nouns. Translations French: fr -éen m German: de -äisch n Haitian Creole: ht -eyen Derived terms en Anagrams en aen ANE -ane NAE NEA ENA en unproductive suffixes Aromanian Alternative forms rup -eanu Etymology From rup sla-pro *-ěninъ. Suffix rup suffix m feminine singular -eanã masculine plural -eanj or -enj feminine plural -eani or -eane Forms adjectives and nouns indicating origin or place of birth (such as from a certain city or region). rup Pindu pindean Pindus pindian rup Gramusti grãmustean Grammos village Grammostian Derived terms rup Romanian Etymology ro cu -ѣнинъ, from ro sla-pro *-ěninъ. Might also be conflated with ro la -iānus. Pronunciation ro /e̯an/ Suffix 1 -eancă -eni -ene noun-forming suffixes Forms adjectives and nouns indicating origin or place of birth (such as from a certain city or region), or occasionally nationality. ro Ardeal ardelean Transylvania Transylvanian ro București bucureștean Bucharest Bucharestian Usage notes ro -eancă is often used instead of ro -eană to form feminine nouns. Declension -eni -ene Derived terms ro ro -eană See also ro -eancă ro -oaică Spanish Suffix es suffix form -ear