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-ien
-ien
Breton
Suffix
-ien
- Noun pluralization suffix; sometimes with vocalic ablaut in the pluralized noun
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)
- Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian.
- Paris → parisien (“Parisian”)
- Californie → californien (“Californian”)
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ien'>French words suffixed with -ien</a>
Middle French
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Etymology
From Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus
Suffix
-ien (feminine equivalent -ienne)