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-iano

Spanish, suffix/-ˈjano/

-iano is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “alternative form of -ano; -ian; coming from, related to, or like, or one from, belonging to, relating to, made from, or like” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Una de las formas que puede tomar el sufijo -ano”.

What does -iano mean in English?

suffix

  1. 1

    masculinealternative form of -ano; -ian; coming from, related to, or like, or one from, belonging to, relating to, made from, or like

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

suffix: 1. Una de las formas que puede tomar el sufijo -ano.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce -iano?

  • /-ˈjano/
  • [-ˈja.no]
  • [ˈjano]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.