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/ən/ · suffix
Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.).
Rome + -an → Roman
comedy + -an → comedian
history + -an → historian
Use -an when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
-an means Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.).
Common synonyms include -al, -ar, -ese, -esque.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Rome + -an → Roman
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