-ann
Irish
Alternative forms
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.[1]. In these verbs, the -n(n) was originally from Proto-Celtic *-nati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-né-, the nasal present infix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ən̪ˠ/
Suffix
-ann
- ending of the present indicative analytic verb form
Usage notes
Derived terms
Irish terms suffixed with -ann
References
- McCone, Kim (1997) The Early Irish Verb (Maynooth Monographs 1), 2nd edition, Maynooth: An Sagart, →ISBN, pages 205–208
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