Sais
See also: sais, saís, Saïs, and šais
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Sais.
Noun
Sais (plural Sais or Saeson)
- (Wales, informal) Someone from England; Englander
Anagrams
- AISs, ASIS, ASIs, Assi, ISAs, Issa, SSIA, as is, as-is, is-as, issa
Italian
Etymology
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Proper noun
Sais m or f by sense
- a surname from Sardinian
Anagrams
- -assi, assi, issa
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σάϊς (Sáïs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.is/, [ˈs̠äɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.is/, [ˈsäːis]
Proper noun
Sais f sg (genitive Sais); third declension
- Sais (ancient capital of Lower Egypt)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sais |
| Genitive | Sais |
| Dative | Saī |
| Accusative | Saim |
| Ablative | Sae |
| Vocative | Sais |
| Locative | Saī Sae |
References
- “Sais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Seis, from Proto-Brythonic *Sėɨs, borrowed from Latin Saxō. Cognate with Cornish Sows, Breton Saoz. Doublet of Sacson.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /saːi̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /sai̯s/
Noun
Sais m (plural Saeson, feminine Saesnes, not mutable)
- Englishman
Related terms
- Sacson
- Saeson
- Saesnes
See also
- Lloegr
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Sais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies