Saesneg
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh Saesnec, from Proto-Brythonic *saxsneg, from Latin saxonica (lingua) (“Saxon (language)”). Equivalent to Saeson (“English people”) + -eg (language suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈseɨ̯snɛɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈseɨ̯snaɡ/, /ˈsɨ̞snɛɡ/, /ˈsɨ̞snaɡ/
- (South Wales, standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsei̯snɛɡ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsɪsnɛɡ/
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Proper noun edit
Saesneg f
- English (language)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Saesneg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies