Sacsain

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish Saxain (“Saxons, England”), from Latin Saxōnēs, plural of Saxō (compare Old Irish Saxa (“Saxon”)).

Proper noun

Sacsain m pl (genitive Sacsan) (plural only)

  1. Alternative form of Sacsana (“Saxons, English people; England”)
Declension
Declension of Sacsain

Fifth declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative — Sacsana, Sacsain
Vocative — a Shacsana, a Shacsain
Genitive — Sacsan
Dative — Sacsanaib

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative — na Sacsana, na Sacsain
Genitive — na Sacsan
Dative — na Sacsanaib

Etymology 2

From Latin Saxōnia.

Proper noun

An tSacsain f (genitive na Sacsaine)

  1. Obsolete form of Sasana (“England”).
  2. Saxony (historic realm and modern state of Germany)
Declension
Declension of Sacsain

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Sacsain
Vocative a Shacsain
Genitive Sacsaine
Dative Sacsain

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an tSacsain
Genitive na Sacsaine
Dative leis an tSacsain

don tSacsain

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Sacsain Shacsain
after an, tSacsain		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “Saxain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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