adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
italiānus1
italiānus (feminine italiāna, neuter italiānum)
Classical[ɪ.ta.liˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.ta.liˈaː.nus]
Meaning
- New LatinadjectivenonstandardItalian
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | italiānus | italiāna | italiānum |
| genitive | italiānī | italiānae | italiānī |
| dative | italiānō | italiānae | italiānō |
| accusative | italiānum | italiānam | italiānum |
| ablative | italiānō | italiānā | italiānō |
| vocative | italiāne | italiāna | italiānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | italiānī | italiānae | italiāna |
| genitive | italiānōrum | italiānārum | italiānōrum |
| dative | italiānīs | italiānīs | italiānīs |
| accusative | italiānōs | italiānās | italiāna |
| ablative | italiānīs | italiānīs | italiānīs |
| vocative | italiānī | italiānae | italiāna |
Origins
From Italia (“Italy”) + -ānus (adjective suffix), on the model of a Romance language such as Italian italiano.
In English words that came into English from italiānus
- Italianitaliānus