-arian

arian Arian English Pronunciation en ɛəɹiən 3 Etymology 1 en :af -ary -an en from various words ending in “arian”, some directly derived from Classical or Medieval Latin words ending in la -arius by adding en -an to the stem, other indirectly via en fro - words ending in "arien(ne)" or "erien(ne)" or from English words ending in “ary” to which en -an was suffixed; note the same phenomenon in en -ary. Equivalent to en -ary + en -an. Suffix A believer in something. An advocate of something. en uncommon A native or inhabitant of somewhere. Usage notes Most English words ending in -arian are not derived in English using this suffix. Most often en -an or en -ian is added to words formed in Latin using la -arius or to a stem ending in "ar". For examples, see en barbarian, en nonagenarian, en Rastafarian, en Hungarian, and en Trinitarian. Derived terms en Translations a believer in Hindi: hi -वादी m Italian: it -ario m Portuguese: pt -ário m Sicilian: scn -aru m an advocate of something Hindi: hi -वादी m Portuguese: pt -ário m Etymology 2 en -arium -ari(um) -an and en -aria -ari(a) -an. Suffix Used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from nouns ending in en -arium. en aquarium aquarian of or pertaining to aquariums en planaria planarian of or pertaining to planaria en vitellarium vitellarian of or pertaining to vitellaria See also :Category:English terms suffixed with -ian :Category:English terms suffixed with -an Anagrams en aainr Iraan Raina Riaan aiRNA airan airna naira en productive suffixes