-isan

Morpheme

-isan

Type

suffix

Denotation

relational and gentilic noun suffix

Etymology

French -isan; Italian -igiano; Latin -ēnsis + -iānum

Evidence

artisan, partisan, bipartisan

See Also

-esan, -ensis, -ese, -(a)n(e) [-ane, -an, -n]

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