"Saesneg" meaning in Welsh

See Saesneg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈseɨ̯snɛɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ˈseɨ̯snaɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsɨ̞snɛɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsɨ̞snaɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsei̯snɛɡ/ [colloquial], /ˈsɪsnɛɡ/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Audio: Cy-Saesneg.ogg Forms: Saesneg [feminine, singular], Saesneg [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh Saesnec, from Proto-Brythonic *saxsneg, from Latin saxonica (lingua) (“Saxon (language)”). Equivalent to Saeson (“English people”) + -eg (language suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|Saesnec}} Middle Welsh Saesnec, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*saxsneg}} Proto-Brythonic *saxsneg, {{der|cy|la|saxonica (lingua)|t=Saxon (language)}} Latin saxonica (lingua) (“Saxon (language)”), {{suffix|cy|Saeson|-eg|pos2=language suffix|t1=English people}} Saeson (“English people”) + -eg (language suffix) Head templates: {{cy-adj|-}} Saesneg (feminine singular Saesneg, plural Saesneg, not comparable, not mutable)
  1. (relational) English language; English-speaking, in English, etc. Tags: not-comparable, not-mutable, relational Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Saesneg-cy-adj-WFgoe3JO Disambiguation of Languages: 56 44 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -eg Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Welsh terms suffixed with -eg: 62 38

Proper name

IPA: /ˈseɨ̯snɛɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ˈseɨ̯snaɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsɨ̞snɛɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsɨ̞snaɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsei̯snɛɡ/ [colloquial], /ˈsɪsnɛɡ/ [South-Wales, colloquial] Audio: Cy-Saesneg.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Welsh Saesnec, from Proto-Brythonic *saxsneg, from Latin saxonica (lingua) (“Saxon (language)”). Equivalent to Saeson (“English people”) + -eg (language suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|Saesnec}} Middle Welsh Saesnec, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*saxsneg}} Proto-Brythonic *saxsneg, {{der|cy|la|saxonica (lingua)|t=Saxon (language)}} Latin saxonica (lingua) (“Saxon (language)”), {{suffix|cy|Saeson|-eg|pos2=language suffix|t1=English people}} Saeson (“English people”) + -eg (language suffix) Head templates: {{head|cy|proper noun|g=f}} Saesneg f
  1. English (language) Tags: feminine Related terms: Seisnig
    Sense id: en-Saesneg-cy-name-retsnzQD Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɨ̞snɛɡ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈseɨ̯snaɡ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsei̯snɛɡ/",
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