Saxain
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Saxain (“Saxons”), from Latin Saxō (“Saxon”). See the Latin term for further etymology.
Noun edit
Saxain m pl
- inflection of Saxa:
Proper noun edit
Saxain m pl
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Middle 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 edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Saxain m pl (genitive Saxan)
Inflection edit
Masculine 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 edit
Mutation edit
Old 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. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Saxain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language