-ianer

Danish Etymology Actually a variant of da -aner. Suffix da suffix da -an; making a noun, describing a person by belief or nationality Declension en e ne Derived terms da See also -aner da -an da -er References Norwegian Bokmål Etymology nb la -iānus of or belonging to, an enlarged form of la -ānus of or pertaining to, especially used in formations based on proper names. Compare nn -ianar and da -ianer person-forming suffix. Pronunciation nb /iˈɑː.nər/ nb ɑːnər 3 nb -i a ner Suffix nb suffix m definite singular -ianeren indefinite plural -ianere definite plural -ianerne Forms masculine nouns denoting a person connected with what is named by the base. A person who comes from, lives in or belongs to a particular place, country, region or population. nb brasilianer Brazilian, nb førdianer person from Førde, nb nigerianer Nigerian, nb svalbardianer person from Svalbard A follower, adherent or representative of a particular person, doctrine, movement, school or way of life. nb freudianer Freudian, nb haugianer Haugean, nb kantianer Kantian, nb vegetarianer vegetarian nb 1957 Edvard Grieg Øystein Gaukstad Artikler og taler 142 den hult hylende horde, der kalder sig «-ianere» [dvs. wagnerianere og lisztianere] the hollowly howling horde that calls itself “-ians” [i.e. Wagnerians and Lisztians] Usage notes nb -ianer is parallel in meaning and origin to nb -aner, but the two suffixes are not freely interchangeable. The conventional formation must normally be checked for each word. The suffix frequently occurs in formations based on personal names, denoting followers, adherents or representatives of the named person’s ideas or artistic school: nb Hauge → nb haugianer Haugean nb Freud → nb freudianer Freudian nb Kant → nb kantianer Kantian It also occurs in demonyms and nouns denoting members of groups or followers of a way of life: nb Nigeria → nb nigerianer Nigerian nb Svalbard → nb svalbardianer person from Svalbard nb vegetar vegetarian food or diet → nb vegetarianer vegetarian Derived terms nb bjørnsonianer follower or admirer of Bjørnson nb brasilianer Brazilian nb freudianer Freudian nb førdianer person from Førde nb grundtvigianer Grundtvigian nb haugianer Haugean nb ivorianer Ivorian nb kantianer Kantian nb lisztianer LISZTian; follower of Liszt nb malthusianer Malthusian nb nigerianer Nigerian nb svalbardianer person from Svalbard nb vegetarianer vegetarian nb wagnerianer Wagnerian See also nb -aner person-forming suffix References -ianer -ianer Anagrams nb arien reina