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Dacian

Dacian

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A person from the ancient people of Dacia
  • noun
: dacio

Examples

  • Apparently it was his unit that was tasked with hunting down the Dacian commander Decabulus.

  • Gundahar, king of the hunters, and Chilote of the Dacians, They don't compromise.

    Sign of the Pagan (1954)

  • The Dacians were known for their fierce resistance against the Roman Empire.

  • Artifacts from the Dacians reveal a rich cultural heritage in ancient Romania.

  • Many historians study the Dacians to understand the impact of their society on the region.

Surface Forms

Dacian singular
Dacians plural

Morphology

Dacian = Dacia (transparent) = Dacia + an

The noun denoting a person uses the productive demonym-forming suffix '-an' on the place name 'Dacia', so the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Dacian as a noun comes from the old name Daci and the land Dacia, so a Dacian is a person 'from Dacia', the ancient region in today's Romania and Moldova.