-agán

See also: agan, agán, aĝan, ağan, and ägan

Irish

Alternative forms

  • -eagán (slender variant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -acán, equivalent to -óg + -án.

Suffix

-agán m

  1. A suffix used to derives instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns in Irish.

Usage notes

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

Declension

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -agán
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