-ean

1. an element used to form adjectives from nouns ending in -ea:

   crustacean.

-ean

suffix

1. a variant of -an

   Caesarean

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ean¹

< Latin -ē ( us ) ( Greek -eios ), -ae ( us ) ( Greek -aios ), -e ( us ) + -an

Example Sentences

David Barnes went on trial for Ean's murder.

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Initially, the remains could not be identified and it wasn't until a facial reconstruction was circulated by the media that they were later confirmed as those of 60-year-old Ean Coutts.

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Barnes had assumed Ean's identity on 91 occasions to obtain thousands of pounds worth of cash and goods but did he kill him?

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A council officer thought the reconstruction resembled Ean Coutts whose council home in Kinglassie, Fife, had been abandoned.

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Ean had last been seen on 2 September 2019.

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