sain-

See also: sain, saín, and säin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sain (“different, distinct, separate; peculiar, special”).

Prefix

sain-

  1. special, particular, specific, characteristic

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with sain-
sainghníomhaíocht
sainleagáid

Mutation

Mutated forms of sain-
radical lenition eclipsis
sain- shain-
after an, tsain- 		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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