Sasannach
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- (archaic) Sasgunnach
Etymology
From Middle Irish Saxanach, equivalent to Sasainn (“Saxon”) + -ach. Cognate with Irish Sasanach and Manx Sostynagh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈs̪as̪ən̪ˠəx/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧san‧nach
Noun
Sasannach m (genitive singular Sasannaich, plural Sasannaich)
- (sometimes derogatory) Englishman
Declension
Declension of Sasannach (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | Sasannach | Sasannaich |
Genitive | Sasannaich | Shasannach |
Dative | Sasannach | Sasannaich; Sasannachaibh* |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (an) Sasannach | (na) Sasannaich |
Genitive | (an) t-Sasannaich | (nan) Sasannach |
Dative | (an) t-Sasannach | (na) Sasannaich; Sasannachaibh* |
Vocative | (a) Shasannaich | (a) Shasannacha |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Adjective
Sasannach (genitive singular masculine Sasannaich, genitive singular feminine Sasannaiche or Sasannaich, nominative plural Sasannach)
- (sometimes derogatory) English
Declension
Derived terms
- bana-Shasannach
Related terms
Descendants
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
Sasannach | Shasannach after "an", t-Sasannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Colin Mark (2003) “Sasannach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 502
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