-gan

-gan

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-GAN (wither)	-GAN (wither)			-GAN (wither)

-gan

1. nominalizer

• -n
• -aagan
• -win

-gan

1. bone

• -gan-
• -kan

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/gan-final
• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/gan-final-624753
• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/gan-final-625978

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑn/

-gan

1. inflection of -ga:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative singular/plural
   3. genitive/dative singular

From Proto-Turkic *-gan, *-gen.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɡan/
• IPA^(key): /ɡen/
• IPA^(key): /kan/
• IPA^(key): /ken/

-gan

1. Derives nouns of habit or inclination from verbs.^[2]

   ‎gez- (“to wander, to go about”) + ‎-egen → ‎gezegen (“planet”)

   ‎ısır- (“to bite”) + ‎-gan → ‎ısırgan (“poison ivy”, literally “that which bites a lot”)

   ‎sıç- (“to shit, to poop”) + ‎-an → ‎sıçan (“rat, mouse”, literally “that which shits a lot”)

   ‎kemir- (“to nibble, to gnaw”) + ‎-gen → ‎kemirgen (“rodent”, literally “that which gnaws a lot”)

   ‎yat- (“to lie down, to incline”) + ‎-ağan → ‎yatağan (“a curved Ottoman sword”)

2. Derives adjectives of habit or inclination from verbs.^[2]

   ‎çekin- (“to abstain, to hesitate”) + ‎-gen → ‎çekingen (“shy, reserved”)

   ‎çalış- (“to work, to study”) + ‎-kan → ‎çalışkan (“hardworking”)

   ‎ak- (“to flow”) + ‎-ış (reciprocal suffix) + ‎-kan → ‎akışkan (“fluid”)

   ‎değiş- (“to change”) + ‎-ken → ‎değişken (“variable, flexible”)

   ‎ilet- (“to transmit, to conduct”) + ‎-ken → ‎iletken (“conductive”)