-iana

suffix forming nouns

a variant of -ana

-ana or -iana

suffix forming nouns

denoting a collection of objects or information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place

⇒ Shakespeareana

⇒ Victoriana

⇒ Americana

Origin

New Latin, from Latin -āna, literally: matters relating to, neuter plural of -ānus; see -an

-iana

Word Origin

-an, -ana.

Origin

< Latin, neuter plural of -iānus -ian

Related Words

-ana
Lincolniana
Shaviana

-iana→ -ana.

-iana
⇨ see -ana

-iana, suffixForm of -ana suffix added to nouns whose adjectival suffix is, or would be, -ian.1679[see bibliographical a.].1718[see Shakespeariana].1728J. Smedley (title) Gulliveriana: or, a fourth volume of Miscellanies, being a sequel to the three volumes published by Pope and Swift. To which is added, Alexanderiana, etc.1776[see Johnsoniana].1800(title) Walpoliana.1838(title) Railroadiana. A New History of England, or Picturesque..Sketches..Descriptive of the Vicinity of the Railroads.1879G. J. Finch-Hatton Voices through Many Years III. 85 Gladstoniana.Ibid. 118 Grevilliana.1890Century Mag. Aug. 515/2 A number of these ‘whaleiana’ hang in the ‘Captains' Room’.1898W. Graham Last Links with Byron 120 Several writers of Keatsiana follow that most inaccurate of writers,..Leigh Hunt.1902, etc. [see Edwardiana n. pl.].1929Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 6/5 The personal papers of James Boswell..are being published... Sixteen or eighteen volumes will eventually be needed to hold all the new Boswelliana.1952J. Carter ABC for Bk.-Collectors 19 Boswelliana, Railroadiana, Etoniana... Harveiana and Dickensiana..Wiseiana.1972Country Life 17 Jan. 223/2 In his..biography William Butterfield..Dr Paul Thompson has hauled in Butterfieldiana in shoals..churches, colleges, schools, hospitals, cottages.

-iana

form of -ana with nouns whose adjectival forms end in -ian.

-iana /ɪˈɑ:nə/ suffix.Repr. a euphonic var. of -ana, after Latin words ending in -iana: see -i-, -ana.

-iana

suffix. a form of -ana, as in Lincolniana.

-iana
— see -ana

-iana

Suffix

Alternative form of -ana

Etymology

From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus) by analogy with formations ending in -ian (Canadian → Canadiana, Edwardian → Edwardiana).

Usage notes

All the formations from this suffix are pluralia tantum.

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -iana

词汇	-iana
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED WBD Webster Wiktionary -iana suff.（后缀） Variant of -ana -ana的变体 -iana suffix forming nouns a variant of -ana -ana or -iana suffix forming nouns denoting a collection of objects or information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place ⇒ Shakespeareana ⇒ Victoriana ⇒ Americana Origin New Latin, from Latin -āna, literally: matters relating to, neuter plural of -ānus; see -an -iana Word Origin 1 -an, -ana. Origin < Latin, neuter plural of -iānus -ian Related Words -ana Lincolniana Shaviana -iana→ -ana. -iana ⇨ see -ana -iana, suffixForm of -ana suffix added to nouns whose adjectival suffix is, or would be, -ian.1679[see bibliographical a.].1718[see Shakespeariana].1728J. Smedley (title) Gulliveriana: or, a fourth volume of Miscellanies, being a sequel to the three volumes published by Pope and Swift. To which is added, Alexanderiana, etc.1776[see Johnsoniana].1800(title) Walpoliana.1838(title) Railroadiana. A New History of England, or Picturesque..Sketches..Descriptive of the Vicinity of the Railroads.1879G. J. Finch-Hatton Voices through Many Years III. 85 Gladstoniana.Ibid. 118 Grevilliana.1890Century Mag. Aug. 515/2 A number of these ‘whaleiana’ hang in the ‘Captains' Room’.1898W. Graham Last Links with Byron 120 Several writers of Keatsiana follow that most inaccurate of writers,..Leigh Hunt.1902, etc. [see Edwardiana n. pl.].1929Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 6/5 The personal papers of James Boswell..are being published... Sixteen or eighteen volumes will eventually be needed to hold all the new Boswelliana.1952J. Carter ABC for Bk.-Collectors 19 Boswelliana, Railroadiana, Etoniana... Harveiana and Dickensiana..Wiseiana.1972Country Life 17 Jan. 223/2 In his..biography William Butterfield..Dr Paul Thompson has hauled in Butterfieldiana in shoals..churches, colleges, schools, hospitals, cottages. -iana form of -ana with nouns whose adjectival forms end in -ian. -iana /ɪˈɑ:nə/ suffix.Repr. a euphonic var. of -ana, after Latin words ending in -iana: see -i-, -ana. -iana suffix. a form of -ana, as in Lincolniana. -iana — see -ana -iana Suffix Alternative form of -ana Etymology From Latin -āna (neuter plural of -ānus) by analogy with formations ending in -ian (Canadian → Canadiana, Edwardian → Edwardiana). Usage notes All the formations from this suffix are pluralia tantum. Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -iana
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