Sasana
See also: sāsana
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Latin Saxōnēs, plural of Saxō (compare Middle Irish Saxa (“Saxon”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsˠasˠən̪ˠə/, /ˈsˠasˠənˠə/
Proper noun
Sasana m (genitive Shasana)
- England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
Usage notes
- Not used with the definite article.
Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Sasana | Shasana after an, tSasana |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Saxain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Sasana”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 948; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Sasana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sasana”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Sasana”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025