-án
See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
-a (possessive suffix, referring to the day of a month) + -n (“on”, superessive suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-án
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Category:Hungarian ordinal numbers, also used for days of months when supplemented with a possessive suffix
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, ordinal-number suffixes (“-th”)- -a/-ja/-e/-je, possessive suffixes (“of”), see also its other suffixed forms at Declension
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- -eán (slender variant)
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni).
Suffix edit
-án m
- A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives, and other nouns from primary nouns.
- Synonym: -achán
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Declension of -án
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Suffix edit
-án m
Declension edit
Declension of -án
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “-án”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ (-agni, genitive).
Suffix edit
-án m
- diminutive suffix
Usage notes edit
After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -én.
Inflection edit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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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:
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