-ag

Gaelic (Scots)

/ak/

suffix

Definitions

A feminine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish -óc derived from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg derived from Proto-Celtic *-ākos.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*-ākos

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*-eh₂kos Proto-Indo-European
*-eh₂ḱos, *-eh₂kos Proto-Indo-European
*-kos Proto-Indo-European
*gʷr̥H- Proto-Indo-European
-agán Irish
-óg Irish
-ach Old Irish
-acán Old Irish
-óc Old Irish
-ag Manx
*-ākos Proto-Celtic
*-ọg Proto-Brythonic
-awc Middle Welsh