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A List of Words Ending With "Cian"

Are you looking for a list of words ending with "cian?" Well then, you have come to the right place! Some people do not think that there are a whole lot of words that end with this suffix. However, that is incorrect. Finding words that end with "cian" can be difficult, because we do not neccessarily use them on a very regular basis. Once you start finding some though, they get easier to figure out. Many of them are based around occupations.

A List Of Words Ending With "cian"

What follows is a list of words ending with "cian."

  • arithmetician
  • beautician
  • clinician
  • cosmetician
  • politician
  • electrician
  • dietician
  • econometrician
  • musician
  • esthetician
  • geometrician
  • logician
  • logistician
  • magician
  • mathematician
  • mortician
  • obstetrician
  • optician
  • physician
  • rhetorician
  • semiotician
  • syntactician
  • technician
  • academician
  • biomathematician
  • biometrician
  • Grecian
  • cliometrician
  • geopolitician
  • metaphysician
  • monecian
  • nonmathematician
  • nonphysician
  • nonpolitician

Origins of "cian"

Now that we have looked at a list of words ending with "cian," can you guess what the origin of the word is? You probably have some idea. The suffix "cian" means one who has a specific skill. From looking at the list above, pretty much all of those words fall into that definition. A technician is one who is skilled in the field of technology. A academician is one who is skilled in the field of academics. A magician is one who is skilled in the field of magic, and so forth.

Looking at the above list, there is really only one exception to that rule. If we look at the word Grecian, that does not really really mean "one who is skilled in Greek." Perhaps you could look at it from that angle, but technically a Grecian is a person or a thing who is Greek. However, we usually just refer to people from Greece or from a Greek background as "Greek," and not as Grecians.

Not To Be Confused With...

"Cian" is commonly known as a suffix. However, there are other meanings of the word "cian." Therefore, make sure that you are using the correct one.

  • Although not spelled the same, yet pronounced the same, is the word "cyan." Cyan is the name of a color, so do not mix these two up! The colors known as cyan are usually blueish-greenish.
  • Cian is also the name of a boy
  • Cian is a character from Irish mythology, who is best known as the father of Lug, who was mothered by the Fomorian princess Ethniu. 
  • A river that goes through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southern frances is known as The Cians.

These other definitions and uses of the word cian are not really related to its origin or function as a suffix. Therefore, keeping them separate from each other should not be too difficult. However, if you find yourself struggling, read through the various definitions a few times, and practice using the suffix in the correct context.

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