Sasannach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) Englishman

Declension

Adjective

Sasannach (genitive singular masculine Sasannaich, genitive singular feminine Sasannaiche or Sasannaich, nominative plural Sasannach)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) English

Declension

Derived terms

  • bana-Shasannach

Descendants

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
SasannachShasannach
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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