Irish

Alternative forms

• -aigheann (obsolete)
• -íonn (slender form)

Suffix

-aíonn

1. Analytic present tense ending of Irish verbs:

   zero ending (second person singular; second person plural; third person plural); -s/-es (third person singular)

Usage notes

• This form is attached to second-conjugation verbs with stem ending in a broad consonant;
• Used with the second person singular and plural, and third person singular and plural, followed by the pronouns tú, sé, sí, sibh, and siad:

  ceannaigh + ‎-aíonn → ‎ceannaíonn ‎(“buy/buys”)

Related terms

• -aím
• -aímid