-anus

Appendix:Variations of "anus" Latin Alternative forms la -ēnus -iānus -īnus -ūnus Etymology la -ian -ānus :inh itc-pro:*-ānos + 1 Pronunciation yes ānus Suffix -ānus Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of origin, position, or possession. Usage notes The suffix -ānus is typically added to a noun stem (particularly proper nouns) to form an adjective. Examples: la mōns mountain → la montānus montane, of the mountains la Christus Christ → la christiānus christian Many such words, however, can be either nouns or adjectives. Examples: la pāgus village → la pāgānus rustic, of a village, or a villager la Rōma Rome → la 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: la Domitius → la Domitiānus. 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 -ānus Synonyms la -ēnsis, la -icus, la -ācus Derived terms la Descendants ast -án -ana -anu ca -à -ana en -an -ian -ane -ana Francoprovençal: frp -en, fr -èna fr -en -enne; fr -ien, fr -ienne; fr -ain, fr -aine gl -án -á; gl -ao, gl -á; gl -ano, gl -ana de -an it -ano -ana pt -ão -ã pt -ano -ana 1 rm -eun -aun ro -ân -ână; ro -an, ro -ană scn -anu -ana es -án -ano -ana vec -an -ana