-án

See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"

Hungarian

Etymology

-a (possessive suffix, referring to the day of a month) +‎ -n (“on”, superessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːn]
• Rhymes: -aːn

Suffix

-án

1. on the specified day of the month (attached to numbers with a hyphen, omitting the dot that indicates ordinal numbers)

   február 16-án ― on February 16th (literally, “on 16th of February”)

   augusztus másodikán ― on August the second

Usage notes

• Variants:

  -án — in accordance with the vowel harmony of the numerals, with 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th (or these numbers plus 10 or 20), as well as 20th and 30th

  -én — in accordance with the vowel harmony of the numerals, with 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th (or these numbers plus 10 or 20), as well as 11th, 21st, and 31st

  -jén — only after 1st of a month: elsején or 1-jén (the 2015 edition of the spelling regulations also allows -én for the latter^[1])

See also

• Category:Hungarian ordinal numbers, also used for days of months when supplemented with a possessive suffix
• {{U:hu:num-odik}}, ordinal-number suffixes (“-th”)
• -a/-ja/-e/-je, possessive suffixes (“of”), see also its other suffixed forms at Declension

Irish

Alternative forms

• -eán (slender variant)

Etymology 1

From Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).

Suffix

-án m

1. A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns.

   Synonym: -achán

Usage notes

This suffix is productive in Modern Irish. It forms masculine nouns of the first declension. It was originally a diminutive, but in Modern Irish only a few words with this suffix can be considered diminutives.

Declension

Declension of -án

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative -án -áin Vocative a -áin a -ána Genitive -áin -án Dative -án -áin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an -án na -áin Genitive an -áin na -án Dative leis an -án don -án leis na -áin

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -án

Etymology 2

Suffix

-án m

1. (chemistry) -ane

Declension

Declension of -án

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative -án -áin Vocative a -áin a -ána Genitive -áin -án Dative -án -áin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an -án na -áin Genitive an -áin na -án Dative leis an -án don -án leis na -áin

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -án

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “-án”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• -én

Etymology

From Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni, genitive).

Suffix

-án m

1. diminutive suffix

Usage notes

After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -én.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-án	-ánL	-áinL
Vocative	-áin	-ánL	-ánuH
Accusative	-ánN	-ánL	-ánuH
Genitive	-áinL	-án	-ánN
Dative	-ánL	-ánaib	-ánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• -acán

Old Irish terms suffixed with -án

Descendants

• Irish: -án
• Manx: -ane
• Scottish Gaelic: -an