Sasannach
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
- (archaic) Sasgunnach
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish Saxanach, equivalent to Sasainn (“Saxon”) + -ach. Cognate with Irish Sasanach and Manx Sostynagh.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sasannach m (genitive singular Sasannaich, plural Sasannaich)
- (sometimes derogatory) Englishman
Declension edit
Declension of Sasannach (type I masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | Sasannach | Sasannaich |
| Genitive | Sasannaich | Shasannach |
| Dative | Sasannach | Sasannaich; Sasannachaibh* |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) Sasannach | (na) Sasannaich |
| Genitive | (an) t-Sasannaich | (nan) Sasannach |
| Dative | (an) t-Sasannach | (na) Sasannaich; Sasannachaibh* |
| Vocative | (a) Shasannaich | (a) Shasannacha |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Adjective edit
Sasannach (genitive singular masculine Sasannaich, genitive singular feminine Sasannaiche or Sasannaich, nominative plural Sasannach)
- (sometimes derogatory) English
Declension edit
Declension of Sasannach (type I adjective)
| Masculine | Feminine | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Sasannach | Shasannach | Sasannach |
| Genitive | Shasannaich | Sasannaiche, Sasannaich | Sasannach |
| Dative | Sasannach | Shasannaich | Sasannach |
| Vocative | Shasannaich | Shasannach | Sasannach |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: sassenach, Sassenach, sasanach
- → Scots: sassenach, sassanoch, sassenagh, sasennach, sasunnach
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Sasannach | Shasannach after "an", t-Sasannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- Colin Mark (2003) “Sasannach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 502