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-iano

Portuguese, suffix/iˈɐ̃.nu/

-iano is a Portuguese masculine suffix meaning “alternative form of -ano” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a; próprio de”.

What does -iano mean in English?

suffix

  1. 1

    masculinealternative form of -ano

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

suffix: 1. relativo a; próprio de

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

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

How do you pronounce -iano?

  • Brazil /iˈɐ̃.nu/
  • Brazil /ˈjɐ̃.nu/
  • Portugal /ˈjɐ.nu/

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