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Where does “-án” come from?

-án (Irish) comes from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

-án (Irish): A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...

Definitions

  1. A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...

Ancestry of “-án”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irish-án—
2Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
4Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “-án”

  • Ronan
  • Ciaran
  • Kieron
  • bréagán
  • achtachán
  • creathán
  • tollán
  • imoibriúchán
  • earcán
  • timpeallán
  • Rónán
  • nuachtán
  • amhsán
  • damhán
  • amhrasán
  • iolrán
  • fo-iolrán
  • amplachán
  • fothoghchán
  • toghchán
  • rannán
  • guthán
  • anmhórán
  • piteán
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