Sasainn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Saxa (“Saxon”). Compare Irish Sasana and Manx Sostyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsasəɲ/

Proper noun

Sasainn f (genitive Sasainne)

1. England

Derived terms

• tòn Shasainn
• Sasannach
• Sasainn Nuadh

Mutation

Mutation of Sasainn

radical	lenition
Sasainn	Shasainn after "an", t-Sasainn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.