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

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Sasainn	Shasainn after "an", t-Sasainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.