Sacsana

Irish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Sacsana m pl (genitive Sacsan) (archaic, plural only)

  1. Saxons; English people
  2. England

Declension
Declension of Sacsana

Fifth declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative — Sacsana, Sacsain
Vocative — a Shacsana, a Shacsain
Genitive — Sacsan
Dative — Sacsanaib

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative — na Sacsana, na Sacsain
Genitive — na Sacsan
Dative — na Sacsanaib

Usage notes

This archaic form is declined as a plural noun; the modern form Sasana (“England”) is treated as an invariable singular noun. The modern equivalent of the demonym meaning "Saxon" is Sacsanach and of the demonym meaning "English person" is Sasanach.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Sacsana Shacsana
after an, tSacsana		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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