-eán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ean"

Irish

Alternative forms
  • -án (broad variant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -én, which has merged with -án in cases where the stem ends in a slender consonant.

Suffix

-eán m

  1. Alternative spelling of -án (used after slender consonants)

Usage notes

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

Declension
Declension of -eán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -eán -eáin
Vocative a -eáin a -eána
Genitive -eáin -eán
Dative -eán -eáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an -eán na -eáin
Genitive an -eáin na -eán
Dative leis an -eán

don -eán

 leis na -eáin
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