-ανός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

    Suffix

    -ᾰνός • (-ănós) m (feminine -ᾰνή, neuter -ᾰνόν); first/second declension

    1. -ing, tending to
    2. -able
    Derived terms
    Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ανός (tending)
    οὐτιδανός
    στεγανός
    τραγανός

    Etymology 2

      Rebracketing of -νός (-nós) when attached to a stem ending in -ᾱ (-ā).

      Suffix

      -ᾱνός • (-ānós) m (feminine -ᾱνή, neuter -ᾱνόν); first/second declension

      1. forms relational adjectives, especially from place names
      Derived terms
      Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ανός (relational)
      Σηλυμβριανός
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