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Irish
Alternative forms
- -eann (slender form)
- -aíonn (second-conjugation form (broad))
- -íonn (second-conjugation form (slender))
- -nn (first conjugation form (contracted))
Etymology
From Middle Irish -ann, -and, -enn, -end, where it was a third-person singular present conjunct ending. It started as part of the root in prototonic verb forms like ·éirenn (“pays”), ·fothlann (“removes”), ·tesband (“is lacking”), ·fuband (“attacks”), ·dérband (“prevents”) and was later reinterpreted as an ending. This -nn originates in the Old Irish class B IV presents in -(n)aid, before that from the Proto-Celtic presents in *-nāti, and finally from the Proto-Indo-European nasal infix presents in *-né-H-ti, which are formed from roots with a final laryngeal. See Proto-Indo-European *-né-.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ann
- ending of the present indicative analytic verb form
Usage notes
- This form is attached to first-conjugation verbs ending in a broad consonant;
- Used with the second person singular and plural, and third person singular and plural, followed by the pronouns tú, sé, sí, sibh, and siad:
- póg + -ann → pógann (“kiss/kisses”)
- vótáil + -ann → vótálann (“vote/votes”)
Derived terms
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References
- ^ McCone, Kim (1997) The Early Irish Verb (Maynooth Monographs 1), 2nd edition, Maynooth: An Sagart, →ISBN, pages 205–208