-eán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ean"

Irish

Alternative forms

• -án (broad variant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -én, which has merged with -án in cases where the stem ends in a slender consonant.

Suffix

-eán m

1. Alternative spelling of -án (used after slender consonants)

Usage notes

This affix is productive in Modern Irish. It forms masculine nouns of the first declension.

Declension

Declension of -eán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative -eán -eáin vocative a -eáin a -eána genitive -eáin -eán dative -eán -eáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an -eán na -eáin genitive an -eáin na -eán dative leis an -eán don -eán leis na -eáin