-arian
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-arian¹
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
Back-formation from various words ending in “arian”, some directly derived from Classical or Medieval Latin words ending in -arius by adding -an to the stem, other indirectly via Old French words ending in "arien(ne)" or "erien(ne)" or from English words ending in “ary” to which -an was suffixed; note the same phenomenon in -ary. Equivalent to -ary + -an.
suffix
- A believer in something.
- An advocate of something.
- A native or inhabitant of somewhere.
-arian²
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, -ari(um) + -an and -ari(a) + -an.
suffix
- Used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from nouns ending in -arium. aquarium + -arian → aquarian (“of or pertaining to aquariums”)
Translations
Talk about this word "-arian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-arian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. -arian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-arian "-arian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-arian.Cite this
@misc{arian_2026,
title = {-arian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-arian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
