Angla-Shacsanach

Irish

Etymology

From Angla- (“Anglo-”) +‎ Sacsanach (“Saxon”).

Adjective

Angla-Shacsanach (genitive singular masculine Angla-Shacsanaigh, genitive singular feminine Angla-Shacsanaí, plural Angla-Shacsanacha, comparative Angla-Shacsanaí)

1. (history, sociology) Anglo-Saxon

Declension

Declension of Angla-Shacsanach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Angla-Shacsanach	Angla-Shacsanach	Angla-Shacsanacha
Vocative	Angla-Shacsanaigh		Angla-Shacsanacha
Genitive		Angla-Shacsanaí	Angla-Shacsanacha	Angla-Shacsanach
Dative	Angla-Shacsanach	Angla-Shacsanach; Angla-Shacsanaigh (archaic)	Angla-Shacsanacha
Comparative	níos Angla-Shacsanaí
Superlative	is Angla-Shacsanaí

Related terms

• Angla-Shacsainis f (“the Old English language”, literally “Anglo-Saxon”)

Noun

Angla-Shacsanach m (genitive singular Angla-Shacsanaigh, nominative plural Angla-Shacsanaigh)

1. (history, sociology) Anglo-Saxon

Declension

Declension of Angla-Shacsanach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Angla-Shacsanach Angla-Shacsanaigh Vocative a Angla-Shacsanaigh a Angla-Shacsanacha Genitive Angla-Shacsanaigh Angla-Shacsanach Dative Angla-Shacsanach Angla-Shacsanaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tAngla-Shacsanach na hAngla-Shacsanaigh Genitive an Angla-Shacsanaigh na nAngla-Shacsanach Dative leis an Angla-Shacsanach don Angla-Shacsanach leis na hAngla-Shacsanaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Angla-Shacsanach	nAngla-Shacsanach	hAngla-Shacsanach	tAngla-Shacsanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Angla-Shacsanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Anglo-Saxon”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024