Saxain

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
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
SaxainṠaxainunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Saxain Ṡaxain unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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