From Middle Irish Saxanach. By surface analysis, Sasana (“England”) + -ach; derived from the Irish word meaning "Saxon" (compare Welsh Saesneg). Doublet of Sacsanach.
Sasanach m (genitive singular Sasanaigh, nominative plural Sasanaigh)
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Sasanach (genitive singular masculine Sasanaigh, genitive singular feminine Sasanaí, plural Sasanacha, not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | 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.
| Irish mutation | ||
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| 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. | ||