-gán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gan"

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, corner, angle), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee).

Suffix

-gán m

  1. -gon

Declension

Declension of -gán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative -gán -gáin
vocative a -gáin a -gána
genitive -gáin -gán
dative -gán -gáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an -gán na -gáin
genitive an -gáin na -gán
dative leis an -gán
don -gán
leis na -gáin

Derived terms

Irish terms suffixed with -gán