"sassenach" meaning in All languages combined

See sassenach on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsæs.ə.næk/ [England], /ˈsas.ə.nax/ [Scotland] Forms: sassenachs [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{bor|en|gd|Sasannach||Saxon}} Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} sassenach (plural sassenachs)
  1. (Scotland, derogatory) An English person. Tags: Scotland, derogatory Translations (English person): Engländer [masculine] (German), Angol [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sassenach-en-noun-uOLIEkV6 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 29 6 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 4 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'English person': 92 8
  2. (Scotland, derogatory) A Lowland Scot. Tags: Scotland, derogatory Translations (Lowland Scot): Lowlander [masculine] (German), Tieflandschotte [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-sassenach-en-noun-mtpx-DRO Categories (other): Scottish English, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 4 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'Lowland Scot': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sassenach, sasanach

Noun [Scots]

Forms: sassenachs [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”). Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{bor|sco|gd|Sasannach||Saxon}} Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|sassenachs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} sassenach (plural sassenachs), {{sco-noun|s}} sassenach (plural sassenachs)
  1. (derogatory) An English person. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-sassenach-sco-noun-uOLIEkV6
  2. (derogatory) A Lowland Scot. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-sassenach-sco-noun-mtpx-DRO Categories (other): Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 4 31 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sassanoch, sassenagh, sasennach, sasunnach Related terms: teuchter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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