Sasanach

See also: sasanach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Saxanach. By surface analysis, Sasana (“England”) +‎ -ach; derived from the Irish word meaning "Saxon" (compare Welsh Saesneg). Doublet of Sacsanach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɑsˠən̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠasˠənˠəx/, /ˈsˠasˠən̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠasˠənˠa(x)/, /ˈsˠasˠən̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

Sasanach m (genitive singular Sasanaigh, nominative plural Sasanaigh)

  1. Englishman, Englishwoman
  2. (historical, familiar) Protestant

Declension

Declension of Sasanach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Sasanach Sasanaigh
vocative a Shasanaigh a Shasanacha
genitive Sasanaigh Sasanach
dative Sasanach Sasanaigh
Sasanachaibh (archaic)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Sasanach na Sasanaigh
genitive an tSasanaigh na Sasanach
dative leis an Sasanach
don Sasanach 		leis na Sasanaigh

Adjective

Sasanach (genitive singular masculine Sasanaigh, genitive singular feminine Sasanaí, plural Sasanacha, not comparable)

  1. English

Declension

Declension of Sasanach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Sasanach Shasanach Sasanacha;
Shasanacha2
vocative Shasanaigh Sasanacha
genitive Sasanaí Sasanacha Sasanach
dative Sasanach;
Shasanach1 		Shasanach;
Shasanaigh (archaic) 		Sasanacha;
Shasanacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sasanach
radical lenition eclipsis
Sasanach Shasanach
after an, tSasanach 		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

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