-acán

See also: acan and aĉan

Old Irish

Etymology

From -óc +‎ -án.

Suffix

-acán m

A double diminutive, used to derive nouns, both common and proper, from adjectives and other nouns.
‎finn (“fair, blond”) + ‎-acán → ‎Finnacán

‎áed (“fire”) + ‎-acán → ‎Áedacán

Usage notes

After a palatalised consonant, the suffix becomes -ecán.

Declension

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-acán	-acán^L	-acáin^L
Vocative	-acáin	-acán^L	-acánu^H
Accusative	-acán^N	-acán^L	-acánu^H
Genitive	-acáin^L	-acán	-acán^N
Dative	-acán^L	-acánaib	-acánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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