sáinn

Icelandic

Noun

sáinn m

  1. definite accusative singular of sár

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

  • sáinne

Noun

sáinn f (genitive singular sáinne, nominative plural sáinneacha)

  1. corner, nook, recess
  2. trap, fix, predicament
  3. (chess) check
Declension
Declension of sáinn (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sáinn sáinneacha
vocative a sháinn a sháinneacha
genitive sáinne sáinneacha
dative sáinn sáinneacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsáinn na sáinneacha
genitive na sáinne na sáinneacha
dative leis an tsáinn
don tsáinn 		leis na sáinneacha
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sáinn

  1. first-person singular past habitual dependent of sáigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of sáinn
radical lenition eclipsis
sáinn sháinn
after an, tsáinn 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Participle

sáinn

  1. past participle of sá

Declension

Strong declension of sáinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sáinn sáin sáit
accusative sáinn sána sáit
dative sánum sáinni sánu
genitive sáins sáinnar sáins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sánir sánar sáin
accusative sána sánar sáin
dative sánum sánum sánum
genitive sáinna sáinna sáinna
Weak declension of sáinn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sáni sána sána
accusative sána sánu sána
dative sána sánu sána
genitive sána sánu sána
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sánu sánu sánu
accusative sánu sánu sánu
dative sánum sánum sánum
genitive sánu sánu sánu
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