Definify.com

Definition 2024


-án

-án

Irish

Alternative forms

  • -eán (slender variant)

Suffix

-án m

  1. A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns.
Usage notes

This suffix is productive in Modern Irish. It forms masculine nouns of the first declension. It was originally a diminutive, but in Modern Irish only a few words with this suffix can be considered diminutives.

Declension
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1n'>Irish words suffixed with -án</a>

Etymology 2

Suffix

-án m

  1. (chemistry) -ane
Declension
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1n'>Irish words suffixed with -án</a>

References


Old Irish

Suffix

-án m

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Usage notes

After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -én.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Irish_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1n'>Old Irish words suffixed with -án</a>

Descendants