1162.
Ó Maolalaigh
(Roibeard): Varia: II. A possible internal source for Scottish Gaelic plural -
an
.
In
Ériu 53
(2003), pp. 157–161.
Suggests ScG pl. -
an
may derive from pl. form -
ána
of diminutives, based on realisations with final 'geminate’
n
.
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Classifications:
E 5.1.2 Morphology: Noun, adjective
Indexes:
Words/Proper Names:
-an (ScG, pl.)
-ána