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Sasanach
Sasanach
See also: sasanach
Irish
Noun
Sasanach m (genitive singular Sasanaigh, nominative plural Sasanaigh)
- an Englishman
Declension
Declension of Sasanach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Noun
Sasanach f (genitive singular Sasanaí, nominative plural Sasanacha)
- an Englishwoman
Declension
Declension of Sasanach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Adjective
Sasanach (genitive singular masculine Sasanaigh, genitive singular feminine Sasanaí, plural Sasanacha, comparative Sasanaí)
Declension
Declension of Sasanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Sasanach | Sasanach¹ | Sasanacha³ | |
| Vocative | Sasanaigh¹ | Sasanach¹ | Sasanacha | |
| Genitive | Sasanaigh¹ | Sasanaí (obsolete) Sasanaighe |
Sasanacha | Sasanach |
| Dative | Sasanach² | Sasanach¹ (archaic) Sasanaigh¹ |
Sasanacha³ | |
| Comparative | Sasanaí (obsolete) Sasanaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- corn Sasanach (“cor anglais, English horn”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Sasanach | Shasanach after an, tSasanach |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||