sáinn
Icelandic
Irish
Alternative forms
- sáinne
Noun
sáinn f (genitive singular sáinne, nominative plural sáinneacha)
Declension
Declension of sáinn
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- sáinn bháis (“death-trap”)
- sáinn dhúbailte (“double check”)
- sáinn eangach (“pound net”)
- sáinnigh (“corner, trap, put in a fix; check”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sáinn | sháinn after an, tsáinn |
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "sáinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “sáinn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sáinn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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