Sasanach

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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

Noun

Sasanach m (genitive singular Sasanaigh, nominative plural Sasanaigh)

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

Declension

Adjective

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

  1. English

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Sasanach Shasanach
after an, tSasanach
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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