-an

Gaelic (Scots)

/an/, /ən/

suffix

Definitions

A masculine suffix used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of something, often used for male given names.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish -án inherited from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ.

Origin

Primitive Irish

-ᚐᚌᚅᚔ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-án Irish
-án Old Irish
-an Manx
-ane Manx
-ᚐᚌᚅᚔ Primitive Irish