Suffix
Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)
Rome + -an → Roman
Synonyms: -al, -ar, -ese, -esque, -ic, -id, -ish, -like, -oid, -ous, -y
Appended to nouns to form an agent noun. (When males with a profession are distinguished from females, males are -an, females -(i)enne.)
comedy + -an → comedian
history + -an → historian
-an
(verbal suffix) used to form the infinitive of most verbs (exceptions are verbs like flēon (“to flee”))
singan ― to sing
niman ― to take
-an
Forms adverbs with ablative direction.
ēastan ― from the east
westan ― from the west
-an
(verbal suffix) used to form the infinitive of most verbs (exceptions are verbs like flēon (“to flee”))
singan ― to sing
niman ― to take
-an
Forms adverbs with ablative direction.
ēastan ― from the east
westan ― from the west