Saxa
See also: saxa and saxã
Middle Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Saxō, from West Proto-Germanic *sahsô (whence Old English Seaxan), probably originally a derivative of *sahsą (“knife”).
Noun
Saxa m (nominative plural Saxain)
- Saxon
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- Saxanach
Derived terms
- Saxain
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Saxa | Ṡaxa | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “Saxa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.