sáinn

Icelandic

Noun

sáinn m

1. definite accusative singular of sár

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠɑːn̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠæːn̠ʲ/

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 case singular plural nominative sáinn sáinneacha vocative a sháinn a sháinneacha genitive sáinne sáinneacha dative sáinn sáinneacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsáinn na sáinneacha genitive na sáinne na sáinneacha dative leis an tsáinn don tsáinn leis na sáinneacha

Derived terms

• sáinn bháis
• sáinn dhúbailte
• sáinn eangach
• sáinnigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sáinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sáinn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sáinn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

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.