Saxanach

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Saxain (“England”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Saxanach

1. Saxon, English (nationality)

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

Saxanach m or f

1. Saxon, Englishman, Englishwoman

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: Sasanach, Sacsanach
• Manx: Sostynagh, Sostnagh
• Scottish Gaelic: Sasannach, Sasgunnach
  • → English: sassenach, Sassenach, sasanach
  • → Scots: sassenach, sassanoch, sassenagh, sasennach, sasunnach

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Saxanach	Ṡaxanach	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Saxanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language