Sacsain

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Old Irish Saxain, from Latin Saxōnēs, plural of Saxō.

Proper noun

Sacsain m pl (genitive Sacsan) (plural only)

  1. alternative form of Sacsana (“Saxons, English people; England”)
Declension
Declension of Sacsain (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative — Sacsana, Sacsain
vocative — a Shacsana, a Shacsain
genitive — Sacsan
dative — Sacsanaib
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative — na Sacsana, na Sacsain
genitive — na Sacsan
dative — na Sacsanaib

Etymology 2

From Latin Saxōnia.

Proper noun

An tSacsain f (genitive na Sacsaine)

  1. obsolete form of Sasana (“England”)
  2. Saxony (a state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands)
  3. Saxony (a historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany)
Declension
Declension of Sacsain (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Sacsain
vocative a Shacsain
genitive Sacsaine
dative Sacsain
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tSacsain
genitive na Sacsaine
dative leis an tSacsain
don tSacsain

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sacsain
radical lenition eclipsis
Sacsain Shacsain
after an, tSacsain 		not applicable

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

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