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-acán
Old Irish
noun
Definitions
A double diminutive, used to derive nouns, both common and proper, from adjectives and other nouns.
Etymology
Suffix from Old Irish -óc.
Origin
Old Irish
-óc
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
Cognates
-agán
Irish
-án
Irish
-óg
Irish
-óc
Old Irish
-ag
Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
-ag
Manx
*-ọg
Proto-Brythonic
Derived Terms
-óc