Irish

Alternative forms

• -eann (slender form)
• -aíonn (second-conjugation form (broad))
• -íonn (second-conjugation form (slender))
• -nn (first conjugation form (contracted))

Suffix

-ann

1. Analytic present tense ending of Irish verbs:

   zero ending (second person singular; second person plural; third person plural); -s/-es (third person singular)

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”)

Related terms

• -aim
• -aimid

References

1. ↑ Kim McCone, The Early Irish Verb (Maynooth 1987, ISBN 1-870684-00-1), pp. 224–27.