Saxain

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons”), from Latin Saxō (“Saxon”). See the Latin term for further etymology.

Noun

Saxain m pl

  1. inflection of Saxa:
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative plural

Proper noun

Saxain m pl

  1. England

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: Sacsain, Sasana
  • Manx: Sostyn
  • Scottish Gaelic: Sasainn

Mutation

Mutation of Saxain
radical lenition nasalization
Saxain Ṡaxain unchanged

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin Saxō (“Saxon”).

Proper noun

Saxain m pl (genitive Saxan)

  1. Anglo-Saxons

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative — — SaxainL
Vocative — — SaxanuH
Accusative — — SaxanuH
Genitive — — SaxanN
Dative — — Saxanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of Saxain
radical lenition nasalization
Saxain Ṡaxain unchanged

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

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