-an-

Esperanto

Suffix

-an-

  1. Root form of -ano

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto -an-, from English -an, French -en, Italian -ano, -ana, Spanish -ano, -ana, from Latin -ānus.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-an-

  1. a person that are "a member of..."
  2. an individual pertaining to a class (city, country, ensembly)
    ‎Anglia (“England”) + ‎-ano → ‎Angliano (“Englishman”)
  3. a person or a thing that pertain to a domain (country, society)
    ‎Anglia (“England”) + ‎-ana → ‎Angliana (“English”)
    ‎civito (“city, town (as a political body)”) + ‎-ano → ‎civitano (“citizen”)

Derived terms
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See also
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