"-acán" meaning in Irish

See -acán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Old Irish -acán. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|-acán}} Old Irish -acán Head templates: {{head|ga|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=|g=m|g2=}} -acán m, {{ga-suffix|n|m}} -acán m
  1. A double diminutive, used to derive nouns, both common and proper, from adjectives and other nouns. Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -eacán (english: after a slender consonant)
    Sense id: en--acán-ga-suffix-ug3qVDLJ Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -acán meaning in Irish (1.1kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "-acán"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish -acán",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish -acán.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "cat3": "",
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        "g2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-acán m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "-acán m",
      "name": "ga-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "geal (“white”) + -acán → gealacán",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lámh (“hand”) + -acán → lámhacán",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A double diminutive, used to derive nouns, both common and proper, from adjectives and other nouns."
      ],
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        {
          "english": "after a slender consonant",
          "word": "-eacán"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-acán"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "-acán"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish -acán",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish -acán.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "cat3": "",
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        "g2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-acán m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-acán m",
      "name": "ga-suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish masculine suffixes",
        "Irish noun-forming suffixes",
        "Irish suffixes",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "geal (“white”) + -acán → gealacán",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lámh (“hand”) + -acán → lámhacán",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A double diminutive, used to derive nouns, both common and proper, from adjectives and other nouns."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "after a slender consonant",
      "word": "-eacán"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-acán"
}

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