Sacsana

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Irish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Sacsana m pl (genitive Sacsan) (archaic, plural only)

  1. Saxons; English people
  2. England

Usage notes

This archaic form is declined as a plural noun; the modern form Sasana (England) is treated as an invariable singular noun. The modern equivalent of the demonym meaning "Saxon" is Sacsanach and of the demonym meaning "English person" is Sasanach.

Declension

Declension of Sacsana (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Sacsana, Sacsain
vocative a Shacsana, a Shacsain
genitive Sacsan
dative Sacsanaib
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative na Sacsana, na Sacsain
genitive na Sacsan
dative na Sacsanaib

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sacsana
radical lenition eclipsis
Sacsana Shacsana
after an, tSacsana
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.