-itansuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -ītānus.

Etymology: < classical Latin -ītānus (in e.g. Megalopolītānus Megalopolitan adj.¹) < -īta -ite suffix¹ + -ānus -an suffix. Compare Italian -itano.Formations within English are found from the 19th cent. or earlier, e.g. necropolitan adj., Gozitan n.

1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to (the place specified by the first element, typically a place with a name ending in -polis comb. form)’, as megalopolitan adj.², necropolitan adj., technopolitan adj., etc.

2. Forming nouns denoting an inhabitant of the place specified by the first element, as Gozitan n., megalopolitan n.², etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	-itan
释义	-itansuffix Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -ītānus. Etymology: < classical Latin -ītānus (in e.g. Megalopolītānus Megalopolitan adj.¹) < -īta -ite suffix¹ + -ānus -an suffix. Compare Italian -itano.Formations within English are found from the 19th cent. or earlier, e.g. necropolitan adj., Gozitan n. 1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to (the place specified by the first element, typically a place with a name ending in -polis comb. form)’, as megalopolitan adj.², necropolitan adj., technopolitan adj., etc. 2. Forming nouns denoting an inhabitant of the place specified by the first element, as Gozitan n., megalopolitan n.², etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < suffix
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