Saxain

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Saxain m pl

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

Proper noun

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Saxain m pl

  1. England

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Mutation

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

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Latin Saxō (Saxon).

Proper noun

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Saxain m pl (genitive Saxan)

  1. Anglo-Saxons

Inflection

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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

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Mutation

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

Further reading

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