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Saesneg.

English (language)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈseɨ̯snɛɡ/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈseɨ̯snaɡ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈsɨ̞snɛɡ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈsɨ̞snaɡ/North-Wales, colloquial

  1. English (language)

    feminine · not-mutable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh Saesnec, from Proto-Brythonic *saxsneg, from Latin saxonica (lingua) (“Saxon (language)”). Equivalent to Saeson (“English people”) + -eg (language suffix).

adj/ˈseɨ̯snɛɡ/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈseɨ̯snaɡ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈsɨ̞snɛɡ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈsɨ̞snaɡ/North-Wales, colloquial

  1. English language; English-speaking, in English, etc.

    not-comparable · not-mutable · relational
    llyfrau Saesneg
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh Saesnec, from Proto-Brythonic *saxsneg, from Latin saxonica (lingua) (“Saxon (language)”). Equivalent to Saeson (“English people”) + -eg (language suffix).

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