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-ien

-ien

See also: ien and iëŋ

Breton

Suffix

-ien

  1. Noun pluralization suffix; sometimes with vocalic ablaut in the pluralized noun
    lenner (reader) + -ienlennerien (readers)
    mab (son) + -ienmibien (sons)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Breton_words_suffixed_with_-ien'>Breton words suffixed with -ien</a>

French

Etymology

From Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from -ānus. Cognate to French -ain and -an.

Suffix

-ien m (feminine -ienne)

  1. Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian.
    Parisparisien (Parisian)
    Californiecalifornien (Californian)

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ien'>French words suffixed with -ien</a>

Middle French

Examples

Patricien

Etymology

From Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus

Suffix

-ien (feminine equivalent -ienne)

  1. -ian

Old French

Examples

Surgien
Citeien

Etymology

From Latin -iānus, from -ānus.

Suffix

-ien (feminine equivalent -iene or -ienne)

  1. -ian

Descendants