Saxain
Middle Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons”), from Latin Saxō (“Saxon”). See the Latin term for further etymology.
Noun
editSaxain m pl
- inflection of Saxa:
Proper noun
editSaxain m pl
Derived terms
editDescendants
editMutation
editMiddle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Saxain | Ṡaxain | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Irish
editEtymology
editProper noun
editSaxain m pl (genitive Saxan)
Inflection
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | — | — | SaxainL |
Vocative | — | — | SaxanuH |
Accusative | — | — | SaxanuH |
Genitive | — | — | SaxanN |
Dative | — | — | Saxanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Saxain | Ṡaxain | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Saxain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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