Angla-Shacsanach
Irish
Etymology
From Angla- (“Anglo-”) + Sacsanach (“Saxon”).
Adjective
Angla-Shacsanach (genitive singular masculine Angla-Shacsanaigh, genitive singular feminine Angla-Shacsanaí, plural Angla-Shacsanacha, comparative Angla-Shacsanaí)
- (geography, historical, sociology) Anglo-Saxon
Declension
Declension of Angla-Shacsanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Angla-Shacsanach | Angla-Shacsanach | Angla-Shacsanacha | |
| Vocative | Angla-Shacsanaigh | Angla-Shacsanacha | ||
| Genitive | Angla-Shacsanaí | Angla-Shacsanacha | Angla-Shacsanach | |
| Dative | Angla-Shacsanach | Angla-Shacsanach; Angla-Shacsanaigh (archaic) |
Angla-Shacsanacha | |
| Comparative | níos Angla-Shacsanaí | |||
| Superlative | is Angla-Shacsanaí | |||
Related terms
- Angla-Shacsainis f (“the Old English language”, literally “Anglo-Saxon”)
Noun
Angla-Shacsanach m (genitive singular Angla-Shacsanaigh, nominative plural Angla-Shacsanaigh)
- (historical, sociology) Anglo-Saxon
Declension
Declension of Angla-Shacsanach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Angla-Shacsanach | nAngla-Shacsanach | hAngla-Shacsanach | tAngla-Shacsanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- "Angla-Shacsanach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Anglo-Saxon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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