-án

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • -eán (slender variant)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish *-ᚐᚌᚅᚐᚄ (-agnas).

Suffix[edit]

-án m

  1. A suffix used to derives instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns in Irish.

Declension[edit]

Declension of -án

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -án -áin
Vocative a -áin a -ána
Genitive -áin -án
Dative -án -áin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an -án na -áin
Genitive an -áin na -án
Dative leis an -án

don -án

 leis na -áin

Usage notes[edit]

  • This affix is productive in Modern Irish. It forms masculine nouns of the first declension.

Derived terms[edit]

Irish words suffixed with -án
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