Word: Adrian
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
dri
an
Definition: Relating to the Adriatic Sea; an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
Morphemes:
Affix: Adrian
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to the Adriatic Sea; an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Hadria
Language: la
Decoded: Hadria
Meaning: a city in Picenum, site of modern Atri, Abruzzo
Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Affix: Atri
Language: la
Decoded: Atri
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A legendary bard and scholar, one of nine Prajapatis, a son of Brahma, said to be ancestor of some Brahmin, Prajapatis, Kshatriya and Vaishya communities who adopt Atri as their gotra. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (Seven Great Sages) in the seventh, i.e. the present Manvantara.