-ιανός

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See also: -ιάνος, Ιανός, and Ἰανός

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek -ιανός (-ianós), borrowed from Latin -iānus, from -anus, usually in the plural. Examples: Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), πραιτωριανοί (praitōrianoí, “soldiers of the praetorian guard”), Ἀσιανός (Asianós, “Asiatic”). The form -ανός (-anós), from Mediaeval Greek, when the stem already ends with ...ι-.
For adjectives denoting creator, a learned borrowing from French -ien, or other European languages (English, German, New Latin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.aˈnos/
Hyphenation: -ι‧α‧νός

Suffix

-ιανός • (-ianós) m (feminine -ιανή, neuter -ιανό)

(as adjective suffix) it denotes
1. demonyms
  ‎Αμοργός f (Amorgós) + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎αμοργιανός (amorgianós, “from Amorgos”)
2. a characteristic or property
3. reference to time or place
  ‎μεσημέρ(ι) n (mesimér(i)) + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎μεσημεριανός (mesimerianós, “of midday”)
4. a creation of the person as at the prototype word, or referring to this person
  ‎Ελισάβετ (Elisávet) + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎ελισαβετιανός (elisavetianós, “Elizabethan, referring to Elizabeth I”)
  
  ‎Kant + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎καντιανός (kantianós, “Kantian, referring to Immanuel Kant”)
also substantivised masculine or feminine
1. demonyms and surnames from these nouns
  ‎Αμερική f (Amerikí) + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎Αμερικανός (Amerikanós, “American man”) compare to Αμερικάνος (Amerikános)
  
  ‎Αμοργός f (Amorgós) + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎Αμοργιανός (Amorgianós, “man from Amorgos”)
2. adjectives for characteristics or properties
  ‎Χριστός (Christós) + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎χριστιανός m (christianós, “Christian”)
  
  ‎Χριστός (Christós) + ‎-ιανός (-ianós) → ‎χριστιανή f (christianí, “Christian”)

Declension

Declension of -ιανός

number case \ gender	singular			plural
number case \ gender	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-ιανός •	-ιανή •	-ιανό •	-ιανοί •	-ιανές •	-ιανά •
genitive	-ιανού •	-ιανής •	-ιανού •	-ιανών •	-ιανών •	-ιανών •
accusative	-ιανό •	-ιανή •	-ιανό •	-ιανούς •	-ιανές •	-ιανά •
vocative	-ιανέ •	-ιανή •	-ιανό •	-ιανοί •	-ιανές •	-ιανά •

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ιανός

Related terms

-ανός (-anós) / -ιανός (-ianós) (polite or more formal)
-άνος (-ános) / -ιάνος (-iános) (more colloquial or familiar)

References

^ -ιανός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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