"-án" meaning in Middle Irish

See -án in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -áin [genitive], -áin [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish -án. Etymology templates: {{inh|mga|sga|-án}} Old Irish -án Head templates: {{head|mga|suffix|genitive|-áin|plural|-áin|g=m}} -án m (genitive -áin, plural -áin)
  1. diminutive suffix Tags: diminutive, masculine, morpheme, suffix
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    },
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