LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

italiānus1

italiānus (feminine italiāna, neuter italiānum)
Classical[ɪ.ta.liˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.ta.liˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectivenonstandardItalian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeitaliānusitaliānaitaliānum
genitiveitaliānīitaliānaeitaliānī
dativeitaliānōitaliānaeitaliānō
accusativeitaliānumitaliānamitaliānum
ablativeitaliānōitaliānāitaliānō
vocativeitaliāneitaliānaitaliānum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeitaliānīitaliānaeitaliāna
genitiveitaliānōrumitaliānārumitaliānōrum
dativeitaliānīsitaliānīsitaliānīs
accusativeitaliānōsitaliānāsitaliāna
ablativeitaliānīsitaliānīsitaliānīs
vocativeitaliānīitaliānaeitaliāna

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
noun · masculinesecond declension
italiānus2
italiānus m (genitive italiānī)
Classical[ɪ.ta.liˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.ta.liˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinnonstandardan Italian
    V́LTRA (tab. Claud) apicem habet adversus oltra Italianorum et outre Francorum.ÚLTRA (Claudian tablet) has an acute, in contrast to oltra of the Italians and outre of the French.1889, Jacobus Christiansen, De apicibus et i longis inscriptionum latinarum, page 59:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeitaliānusitaliānī
genitiveitaliānīitaliānōrum
dativeitaliānōitaliānīs
accusativeitaliānumitaliānōs
ablativeitaliānōitaliānīs
vocativeitaliāneitaliānī

Origins

From Italia (“Italy”) + -ānus (adjective suffix), on the model of a Romance language such as Italian italiano.

Quick answers

What does italiānus mean in Latin?
italiānus, a adjective, means “Italian”.
How do you pronounce italiānus?
In classical Latin, [ɪ.ta.liˈaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.ta.liˈaː.nus].