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Saxanach

Saxanach

Old Irish

Adjective

Saxanach

Saxon, English (nationality)

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Irish: Sasanach
Manx: Sostynagh
Scottish Gaelic: Sasannach

Etymology 2

From Saxain ‎(“England”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

Saxanach m, f

Saxon, Englishman, Englishwoman

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: Sasanach
Manx: Sostynagh
Scottish Gaelic: Sasannach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Saxanach	Ṡaxanach	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.