Balzacian

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English Balzac

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin -iānusbor.

English -ian

English Balzacian

From Balzac + -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /balˈzakɪ.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɔlˈzæki.ən/, /bælˈzæki.ən/

Adjective

Balzacian (comparative more Balzacian, superlative most Balzacian)

1. Of or pertaining to the French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) or his writings.
2. Realist or realistic, particularly capturing small details of everyday objects.

Translations

of or pertaining to Honoré de Balzac or his writings

• Czech: balzakovský, balzacovský, Balzacův, Balzakův
• Danish: balzaciansk, balzacsk
• Finnish: balzacilainen
• French: balzacien (fr)
• German: balzacisch
• Greek: μπαλζακικός (balzakikós)
• Italian: balzachiano, balzacchiano
• Polish: balzakowski (pl)
• Portuguese: balzaquiano (pt)
• Russian: бальза́ковский (ru) (balʹzákovskij)
• Slovak: balzakovský, balzacovský
• Swedish: balzaciansk
• Ukrainian: бальзаківський (balʹzakivsʹkyj)

Noun

Balzacian (plural Balzacians)

1. A follower of Balzac, or an author who writes in his style.

Translations

follower of Honoré de Balzac

• Finnish: balzacilainen
• Italian: balzachiano m, balzachiana f, balzacchiano m, balzacchiana f
• Polish: balzakista (pl) m
• Portuguese: balzaquiano (pt) m, balzaquiana (pt) f