Sasannach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • (archaic) Sasgunnach

Etymology

From Old Irish Saxanach (compare Sasainn (“England”)).

Noun

Sasannach m (genitive singular Sasannaich, plural Sasannaich)

  1. Englishman

Quotations
  1. 1781, anon., 'Oran caisiomachd do dh'albainn, ann aghaidh an olla shasgunnaich' [Glasgow] Glas-gho : [s.n.], title page.
  • Oran caisiomachd do dh'albainn, ann aghaidh an olla shasgunnaich
Song of alarm to Scotland, against the English doctor

Derived terms
  • bana-Shasannach

Adjective

Sasannach

  1. English

Declension
Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative Sasannach Shasannach Sasannach
Vocative Shasannaich Shasannach Sasannach
Genitive Shasannaich Shasannaich/Sasannaiche Sasannach
Dative Sasannaich Shasannaich Sasannach

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
SasannachShasannach
after "an", t-Sasannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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