Sasana

See also: sāsana

Irish

Alternative forms

• Sacsain, Sacsana (obsolete)
• Sasain

Etymology

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Latin Saxōnēs, plural of Saxō (compare Old Irish Saxa (“Saxon”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠasˠən̪ˠə/, /ˈsˠasˠənˠə/

Proper noun

Sasana m (genitive Sasana)

1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Usage notes

• Not used with the definite article.

Derived terms

• Sasanach
• Sasana Nua

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Sasana	Shasana after an, tSasana	not applicable
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), “Saxain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Sasana”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 597
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Sasana”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Sasana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Sasana” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Sasana” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.