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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Sasanach (genitive singular masculine Sasanaigh, genitive singular feminine Sasanaí, plural Sasanacha, not comparable)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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.