-ann

ann Ann ANN ann. Ann. Ánn Ånn Irish Alternative forms ga -eann slender form ga -aíonn second-conjugation form (broad) ga -íonn second-conjugation form (slender) ga -nn first conjugation form (contracted) Etymology From ga mga -ann -ann, -and, -enn, -end, where it was a third-person singular present Dependent and independent verb forms conjunct ending. It started as part of the root in prototonic verb forms like mga ·éirenn pays, mga ·fothlann removes, mga ·tesband is lacking, mga ·fuband attacks, mga ·dérband prevents and was later reinterpreted as an ending.205–208 This -nn originates in the Old Irish class B IV presents in sga -(n)aid, before that from the Proto-Celtic presents in cel-pro *-nāti and finally from the Proto-Indo-European nasal infix presents in ine-pro *-né-H-ti, which are formed from roots with a final laryngeal. See ga ine-pro *-né-. Pronunciation ga /ən̪ˠ/ Suffix i 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 ga tú, ga sé, ga sí, ga sibh, and ga siad: ga póg pógann kiss/kisses ga vótáil vótálann vote/votes Derived terms ga See also ga -aim ga -aimid References