"-eán" meaning in Irish

See -eán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Old Irish -én, which has merged with -án in cases where the stem ends in a slender consonant. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|-én}} Old Irish -én Head templates: {{head|ga|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=|g=m|g2=}} -eán m, {{ga-suffix|n|m}} -eán m Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -eán [indefinite, nominative, singular], -eáin [indefinite, nominative, plural], a -eáin [indefinite, singular, vocative], a -eána [indefinite, plural, vocative], -eáin [genitive, indefinite, singular], -eán [genitive, indefinite, plural], -eán [dative, indefinite, singular], -eáin [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an -eán [definite, nominative, singular], na -eáin [definite, nominative, plural], an -eáin [definite, genitive, singular], na -eán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an -eán [dative, definite, singular], don -eán [dative, definite, singular], leis na -eáin [dative, definite, plural], -án [alternative]
  1. alternative spelling of -án (used after slender consonants) Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, morpheme Alternative form of: -án (extra: used after slender consonants)
    Sense id: en--eán-ga-suffix-1Ljgkca~ Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish -én, which has merged with -án in cases where the stem ends in a slender consonant.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a -eána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-án",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "-eán m",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
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      },
      "expansion": "-eán m",
      "name": "ga-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "suffix",
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "used after slender consonants",
          "word": "-án"
        }
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "alternative spelling of -án (used after slender consonants)"
      ],
      "id": "en--eán-ga-suffix-1Ljgkca~",
      "links": [
        [
          "-án",
          "-án#Irish"
        ]
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        "alternative",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eán"
}

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "-eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a -eána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don -eán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na -eáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-án",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-eán m",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-eán m",
      "name": "ga-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "extra": "used after slender consonants",
          "word": "-án"
        }
      ],
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        "Irish first-declension nouns",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish masculine suffixes",
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        "Irish suffixes",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "alternative spelling of -án (used after slender consonants)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-án",
          "-án#Irish"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eán"
}

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