"-gan" meaning in All languages combined

See -gan on Wiktionary

Suffix [Old English]

IPA: /ɡɑn/
Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix form}} -gan
  1. inflection of -ga:
    nominative plural
    Tags: form-of, morpheme, nominative, plural Form of: -ga
    Sense id: en--gan-ang-suffix-sRcq77f9 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 41 32 27
  2. inflection of -ga:
    accusative singular/plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, morpheme, plural, singular Form of: -ga
    Sense id: en--gan-ang-suffix-VmQRV9E~
  3. inflection of -ga:
    genitive/dative singular
    Tags: dative, form-of, genitive, morpheme, singular Form of: -ga
    Sense id: en--gan-ang-suffix-qdpUBzp2

Suffix [Proto-Mongolic]

Etymology: Akin to Proto-Turkic *-gan, Proto-Tungusic *-kan. Etymology templates: {{cog|trk-pro|*-gan}} Proto-Turkic *-gan, {{cog|tuw-pro|*-kan}} Proto-Tungusic *-kan Head templates: {{head|xgn-pro|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} *-gan
  1. Suffix forming a verbal noun or verbal adjective. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction Related terms: ir-gen (english: people), elǰi-gen (english: donkey), döli-gen (english: quite), nim-gen (english: thin), ǰulǰa-gan (english: young of animals, plants), čiyi-gan (english: tumour, albugo)
    Sense id: en--gan-xgn-pro-suffix--Ll7kBad
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [Proto-Mongolic]

Head templates: {{head|xgn-pro|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} *-gan
  1. Suffix equipping animals. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction Related terms: tarbagan (english: marmot), kurigan (english: lamb), bulugan (english: sable), hünegen (english: fox), botagan (english: camel foal)
    Sense id: en--gan-xgn-pro-suffix-OQ22eMIH Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with entries, Pages with 1 entry, Proto-Mongolic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 2 2 10 29 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 1 9 36 27 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Proto-Mongolic entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Turkish]

IPA: /ɡan/, /ɡen/, /kan/, /ken/
Etymology: From Proto-Turkic *-gan, *-gen. Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*-gan}} Proto-Turkic *-gan Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix}} -gan
  1. Derives nouns of habit or inclination from verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--gan-tr-suffix-8CL~OZGB Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 4 entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 2 2 10 29 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 4 4 47 40 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Derives adjectives of habit or inclination from verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--gan-tr-suffix-M6eA7fRL Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 4 entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 3 2 2 10 29 29 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 4 4 47 40 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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    }
  ],
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          "text": "yat- (“to lie down, to incline”) + -ağan → yatağan (“a curved Ottoman sword”)",
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          "type": "example"
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        "Derives adjectives of habit or inclination from verbs."
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      "ipa": "/ɡen/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ken/"
    }
  ],
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