-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

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

Declension of -agán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-agán	-agáin
Vocative	a -agáin	a -agána
Genitive	-agáin	-agán
Dative	-agán	-agáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an -agán	na -agáin
Genitive	an -agáin	na -agán
Dative	leis an -agán don -agán	leis na -agáin

Derived terms

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