What (who) is -an - definition
-an
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUFFIX
¦ suffix
1. forming adjectives and nouns, especially from:
names of places: Cuban.
names of systems: Anglican.
names of zoological classes or orders: crustacean.
names of founders: Lutheran.
2. Chemistry forming names of organic compounds, chiefly polysaccharides: dextran.
Origin
from L. -anus, -ana, -anum.
-an
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUFFIX
(-ans)
1.
-an is added to the names of some places in order to form adjectives or nouns that refer to people or things which come from that place.
The Australian foreign minister...
Mitch was a San Franciscan by birth.
SUFFIX
2.
-an is added to the names of famous people to form adjectives or nouns that refer to people or things which are connected with or typical of that person's work or the time at which they lived.
...a great Shakespearean actor.
...an exhibition of fine Victorian furniture.
SUFFIX
-an
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUFFIX
-an is a suffix, commonly used in various Indo-European languages. In English, the -an suffix denotes an action or an adjective suggesting about, thereby forming an agent noun.
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-an
-an is a suffix, commonly used in various Indo-European languages. In English, the -an suffix denotes an action or an adjective suggesting about, thereby forming an agent noun.
Pronunciation examples for -an
1. an animal, an organism like an onion,
New Religions of the 21st Century _ Yuval Harari _ Talks at Google
2. An ?
A New Generation of Cuban Music _ Cimafunk _ Talks at Google
3. an.
Off to the Races _ Jukebox the Ghost _ Talks at Google
4. an object called an idea.
TED Talks - The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking _ Chris Anderson _ Talks at Google
5. an hour to an hour.
Success Through Stillness - Meditation Made Simple _ Russell Simmons _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of -an
1. What an idiot! – James, Lincoln UK What an idiot. – Andreas, London What an idiot!
2. "An academic education is an academic education is an academic education," Rabinowitz says.
3. In such an equation, Israel can serve as an informant or as an executor.
4. It is also an important book about an important bird by an important writer.
5. She drove an old beat–up Lada and rented an apartment in an old building.