-eán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ean"

Irish

Alternative forms

• -án (broad variant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -én, which has merged with -án in cases where the stem ends in a slender consonant.

Suffix

-eán m

1. Alternative spelling of -án (used after slender consonants)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of -eán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative -eán -eáin Vocative a -eáin a -eána Genitive -eáin -eán Dative -eán -eáin

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