Etymology

From < ; cf. Welsh , Breton .

Preposition

1. without
2. not

Usage notes

Triggers lenition of b, c, g, m, p on unmodified nouns, e.g. gan "without a penny". Does not trigger lenition on modified nouns, e.g. gan "with a penny in his pocket". In the meaning "not", does not trigger lenition on either a verbal noun or on the direct object of the verbal noun, e.g. gan "not to buy", gan "not to earn a penny".

Unlike most Irish prepositions, gan is followed by the nominative case of nouns, not the dative, and it does not form prepositional pronouns: gan "without the bread", gan "without me".

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Noun

1. gun
2. cancer
3. wish
4. duck

1. alcove

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Noun

gan (Revised Romanization of 간, 間, 肝, 姦)

1. 간: (attributive form of 가다 "to go")
2. 間: gap, interval, space
3. 肝: liver
4. 姦: rape, adultery