Saxanach

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Saxain (“England”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Saxanach

Saxon, English (nationality)

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

Saxanach m or f

Saxon, Englishman, Englishwoman

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Irish: Sasanach
Manx: Sostynagh, Sostnagh
Scottish Gaelic: Sasannach, Sasgunnach
- → English: sassenach, Sassenach, sasanach
- → Scots: sassenach, sassanoch, sassenagh, sasennach, sasunnach

Mutation

Middle 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.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Saxanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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