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-ann

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See also: ann, Ann, ANN, ann., Ann., and Ánn

Irish

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Alternative forms

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  • -eann (slender form)
  • -aíonn (second-conjugation form (broad))
  • -íonn (second-conjugation form (slender))
  • -nn (first conjugation form (contracted))

Etymology

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From Middle Irish -ann, -and, -enn, -end, where it was a third-person singular present conjunct ending. It started as part of the root in prototonic verb forms like ·éirenn (pays), ·fothlann (removes), ·tesband (is lacking), ·fuband (attacks), ·dérband (prevents) and was later reinterpreted as an ending.[1] This -nn originates in the Old Irish class B IV presents in -(n)aid, before that from the Proto-Celtic presents in *-nāti, and finally from the Proto-Indo-European nasal infix presents in *-né-H-ti, which are formed from roots with a final laryngeal. See Proto-Indo-European *-né-.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ann

  1. ending of the present indicative analytic verb form

Usage notes

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  • This form is attached to first-conjugation verbs ending in a broad consonant;
  • Used with the second person singular and plural, and third person singular and plural, followed by the pronouns , , , sibh, and siad:
    póg + ‎-ann → ‎pógann (kiss/kisses)
    vótáil + ‎-ann → ‎vótálann (vote/votes)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ McCone, Kim (1997) The Early Irish Verb (Maynooth Monographs 1), 2nd edition, Maynooth: An Sagart, →ISBN, pages 205–208