adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
āsiānus
āsiānus (feminine āsiāna, neuter āsiānum)
Classical[aː.siˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.s̬iˈaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveAsian
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | āsiānus | āsiāna | āsiānum |
| genitive | āsiānī | āsiānae | āsiānī |
| dative | āsiānō | āsiānae | āsiānō |
| accusative | āsiānum | āsiānam | āsiānum |
| ablative | āsiānō | āsiānā | āsiānō |
| vocative | āsiāne | āsiāna | āsiānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | āsiānī | āsiānae | āsiāna |
| genitive | āsiānōrum | āsiānārum | āsiānōrum |
| dative | āsiānīs | āsiānīs | āsiānīs |
| accusative | āsiānōs | āsiānās | āsiāna |
| ablative | āsiānīs | āsiānīs | āsiānīs |
| vocative | āsiānī | āsiānae | āsiāna |
Ā^sĭānus, a, um, adj., = Ἀσιανός.
I. Asiatic, belonging to the Roman province of Asia:
res, Liv. 31, 2.—Hence, subst.: ā^sĭāni,ōrum, m., the inhabitants of the province of Asia, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9; Plin. 21, 26, 98, § 171; Vulg. Act. 20, 4.—II. In rhet.: ā^sĭāni, orators who employ a peculiarly bombastic or redundant style (cf. Asiaticus, II.), Quint. 8 prooem. 17; 12, 10, 1; 12, 12, 16.—Hence, adv.: ā^sĭānē, in the Asiatic style:
loqui, Quint. 12, 10, 17.Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἀσιᾱνός (Asiānós). By surface analysis, Asia + -ānus.
Descendants
- EnglishAsian
- Spanishasiano
- Central BikolAsyanofrom Spanish asiano
- TagalogAsyanofrom Spanish asiano
In English words that came into English from āsiānus
- Asianāsiānus