-an

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-an¹

  • /an/

suffix -ană · -ani · -ane

  1. masculine, morpheme, neuter Forms adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country; -an Australia (“Australia”) + -an → australian (“Australian”)

-an²

  • /an/

suffix -ană · -ani · -ane · -an

  1. masculine, morpheme, neuter Added to nouns and adjectives as an augmentative suffix. gras (“fat”) + -an → grăsan (“fatso”)
  2. masculine, morpheme, neuter Forms names of male animals. gâscă (“goose”) + -an → gâscan (“gander”)

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"-an." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/-an. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{an_2026,
  title = {-an},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-an},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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