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-ean

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

    crustacean.

-ean

suffix forming adjectives

  1. a variant of -an

    Caesarean

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -ean1

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

But if the last vowel be small, an e is thrown into the termination; as, sil-ean eyes, srin-ean noses.

And now you must come in and speak to my father and mother, and we must see what ean be done with you.

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