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gan.

without

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

prep/ɡən̪ˠ//ɡənˠ//ɡɑn̪ˠ/Munster, also/ɡɑn/Aran, also

  1. without

  2. not (in conjunction with a verbal noun)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cen (“besides; without”), from Proto-Celtic *kina (“on this side of”); compare Middle Welsh am-gen (“otherwise”), Breton ken (“otherwise”).

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