-ana

Morpheme

-ana

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin neuter plural noun suffix denoting “collection”

Etymology

Latin -āna, from -ānus, from rebracketed <-a-> of stem + -nus

Evidence

Africana, Americana, breweriana, comicana, dulciana, lesbiana, librariana, militariana, nicotiana, omniana, tropicana, Victoriana

Homographs

an(a)- [ana-, an-], -ana, -ana