sain-

See also: sain, saín, and säin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sain (“different, distinct, separate; peculiar, special”).

Prefix

sain-

1. special, particular, specific, characteristic

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with sain-

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sain-	shain- after an, tsain-	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sain-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “sain-” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “sain-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.