-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

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

Irish terms suffixed with -agán