-ian
a suffix with the same meaning and properties as -an; -ian, is now the more productive of the two suffixes in recent coinages, especially when the base noun ends in a consonant: orwellian; washingtonian .
-an
suffix
(forming adjectives and nouns) belonging to or relating to; a person belonging to or coming from european
(forming adjectives and nouns) typical of or resembling; a person typical of elizabethan
(forming adjectives and nouns) adhering to or following; an adherent of christian
(forming nouns) a person who specializes or is expert in diet-tian, phonetician
word origin
-ian
suffix
a variant of -an etonian, johnsonian
word origin
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- -iasis
a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from greek: psoriasis. -iasis combining form (in medicine) indicating a diseased condition psoriasis compare -osis (sense 2) word origin -iasis suff. a pathological condition characterized or produced by: teniasis.
- -iatric
-iatric from gk. iatrikos “healing,” from iatros “physician, healer,” related to iatreuo “treat medically,” from iaomai “to cure,” from iaino “heat, warm, cheer.” -iatric suff. of or relating to a specified kind of medical practice, treatment, or healing: geriatric.
- -iatrics
a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the type of person treated: geriatrics; pediatrics. -iatrics combining form indicating medical care or treatment paediatrics compare -iatry word origin -iatrics suff. medical treatment: pediatrics.
- -iatry
a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the area treated: podiatry; psychiatry. -iatry combining form indicating healing or medical treatment psychiatry compare -iatrics derived forms word origin -iatry suff. medical treatment: psychiatry.