Sacsain
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Latin Saxōnēs, plural of Saxō (compare Old Irish Saxa (“Saxon”)).
Proper noun
Sacsain m pl (genitive Sacsan) (plural only)
- Alternative form of Sacsana (“Saxons, English people; England”)
Declension
Declension of Sacsain
Fifth declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Proper noun
An tSacsain f (genitive na Sacsaine)
Declension
Declension of Sacsain
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Sacsain | Shacsain after an, tSacsain |
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Saxain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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