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Where does “-án” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-án”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-án”

  • omadhaun
  • amadan
  • uachtarán
  • Uachtarán
  • amadáinín
  • sliogánach
  • amadánta
  • amadántacht
  • sliogán
  • leanbán
  • amhránaí
  • amhrán
  • amhránach
  • amadán
  • leanaban
  • leamhan
  • uachdaran
  • amadan
  • casan
  • leannanachd
  • òranaiche
  • òran
  • leannan
  • neuchassanagh
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