Saxon

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• /ˈsæksən/
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• CMU ARPABET: S AE1 K S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Partially from Middle English Saxe, Sax; from Old English *Seaxa (attested in plural Seaxan), and Saxoun, from Old French *Saxoun, Saxon (“Saxon”), from Late Latin Saxōnem, accusative of Saxō (“a Saxon”), both from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“rock, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Doublet of Sais. Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German sasse (“someone speaking Saxon, i.e. (Middle) Low German”), Old English Seaxa (“a Saxon”), Old High German Sahso (“a Saxon”), Icelandic Saxi (“a Saxon”), Estonian saks (“lord; German”), Finnish Saksa (“Germany”). Also cognate to Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”); more at sax.

162 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: sakson — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Arabic: سَكْسُونِيّ (saksūniyy) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Asturian: saxón — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Belarusian: саксо́нскі (saksónski) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Bulgarian: саксо́нски (saksónski) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Catalan: saxó — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Chinese Mandarin: 撒克遜 /撒克逊 (sākèxùn) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Czech: saský — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Danish: saksisk — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Dutch: Saksisch — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Farefare: saksɔn — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Faroese: saksiskur — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Finnish: saksilainen — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Finnish: saksi- — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• French: saxon — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Friulian: sasson — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• German: sächsisch — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Greek: σαξονικός (saxonikós) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Hungarian: szász — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Italian: sassone — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Japanese: サクソン (sakuson) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Korean: 색슨 (saekseun) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Latvian: sakšu — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Lithuanian: saksų — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Macedonian: саксонски (saksonski) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Norwegian Bokmål: saksisk — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Norwegian Nynorsk: saksisk — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Occitan: saxon — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Old English: Seaxisċ — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Old Norse: saxlenzkr — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Old Norse: saxneskr — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Polish: saksoński — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Polish: saski — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Portuguese: saxão — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Portuguese: saxônio — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Portuguese: saxônico — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Romanian: saxon — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Romanian: saxonic — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Russian: саксо́нский (saksónskij) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Serbo-Croatian: са̀ксо̄нскӣ — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Serbo-Croatian: sàksōnskī — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Slovak: saský — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Slovene: saški — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Spanish: sajón — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Swedish: saxisk — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Swedish: sachsisk — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Thai: แซกซัน — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Ukrainian: саксо́нський (saksónsʹkyj) — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Vietnamese: Sắc — of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
• Asturian: saxón — language of the Saxons
• Bulgarian: саксонски (saksonski) — language of the Saxons
• Catalan: saxó — language of the Saxons
• Farefare: saksɔnnɛ — language of the Saxons
• Finnish: saksi — language of the Saxons
• Georgian: ძველი საქსონური (ʒveli saksonuri) — language of the Saxons
• Georgian: ძველი საქსონური ენა (ʒveli saksonuri ena) — language of the Saxons
• Georgian: საქსონური ენა (saksonuri ena) — language of the Saxons
• German: Sächsisch — language of the Saxons
• German: Altsächsisch — language of the Saxons
• Japanese: サクソン語 (sakuson go) — language of the Saxons
• Portuguese: saxão — language of the Saxons
• Portuguese: saxônico — language of the Saxons
• Swedish: fornsaxiska — language of the Saxons
• Albanian: sakson — member of Saxon tribe
• Armenian: սաքս (sakʻs) — member of Saxon tribe
• Asturian: saxón — member of Saxon tribe
• Belarusian: сакс (saks) — member of Saxon tribe
• Bulgarian: саксо́нец (saksónec) — member of Saxon tribe
• Bulgarian: саксо́нка (saksónka) — member of Saxon tribe
• Catalan: saxó — member of Saxon tribe
• Catalan: saxona — member of Saxon tribe
• Czech: Sas — member of Saxon tribe
• Danish: sakser — member of Saxon tribe
• Dutch: Saks — member of Saxon tribe
• Dutch: Sas — member of Saxon tribe
• Estonian: saksi — member of Saxon tribe
• Farefare: saksɔŋa — member of Saxon tribe
• Faroese: saksi — member of Saxon tribe
• Finnish: saksi — member of Saxon tribe
• Old French: Saiscon — member of Saxon tribe
• Georgian: საქსი (saksi) — member of Saxon tribe
• German: Sachse — member of Saxon tribe
• Greek: Σάξονας (Sáxonas) — member of Saxon tribe
• Hindi: सैक्सन (saiksan) — member of Saxon tribe
• Hungarian: szász — member of Saxon tribe
• Irish: Sacsanach — member of Saxon tribe
• Old Irish: Saxain — member of Saxon tribe
• Italian: sassone — member of Saxon tribe
• Japanese: サクソン人 (sakusonjin) — member of Saxon tribe
• Korean: 색슨인 (saekseunin) — member of Saxon tribe
• Latvian: saksis — member of Saxon tribe
• Lithuanian: saksas — member of Saxon tribe
• Low German: Sas — member of Saxon tribe
• Māori: Hakiana — member of Saxon tribe
• Māori: Hakihona — member of Saxon tribe
• Norwegian Bokmål: sakser — member of Saxon tribe
• Norwegian Nynorsk: saksar — member of Saxon tribe
• Old English: Seaxa — member of Saxon tribe
• Polish: Sas — member of Saxon tribe
• Portuguese: saxão — member of Saxon tribe
• Portuguese: saxônio — member of Saxon tribe
• Portuguese: saxônico — member of Saxon tribe
• Romanian: saxon — member of Saxon tribe
• Russian: сакс (saks) — member of Saxon tribe
• Serbo-Croatian: Саксо́нац — member of Saxon tribe
• Serbo-Croatian: Saksónac — member of Saxon tribe
• Slovak: Sas — member of Saxon tribe
• Slovene: Sas — member of Saxon tribe
• Slovene: Sasinja — member of Saxon tribe
• Spanish: sajón — member of Saxon tribe
• Swedish: saxare — member of Saxon tribe
• Swedish: sachsare — member of Saxon tribe
• Ukrainian: сакс (saks) — member of Saxon tribe
• Welsh: Sacson — member of Saxon tribe
• Asturian: saxón — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Belarusian: саксо́нец (saksónjec) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Belarusian: саксо́нка (saksónka) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Bulgarian: саксо́нец (saksónec) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Bulgarian: саксо́нка (saksónka) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Catalan: saxó — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Catalan: saxona — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Czech: Sas — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Danish: sakser — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Danish: sachser — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Dutch: Saks — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Farefare: saksɔn-nẽra — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Faroese: saksi — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Faroese: sakslendingur — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Finnish: saksi — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Finnish: saksilainen — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• French: Saxon — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• French: Saxonne — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Georgian: საქსონიელი (saksonieli) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Georgian: საქსონელი (saksoneli) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• German: Sachse — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• German: Sächsin — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Hungarian: szász — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Irish: Sacsanach — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Italian: sassone — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Macedonian: Саксонец (Saksonec) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Macedonian: Саксонка (Saksonka) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Norwegian Bokmål: sakser — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Norwegian Nynorsk: saksar — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Polish: Sas — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Polish: Saksończyk — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Polish: Saksonka — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Portuguese: saxão — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Portuguese: saxônio — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Russian: саксо́нец (saksónec) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Russian: саксо́нка (saksónka) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Slovak: Sas — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Spanish: sajón — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Spanish: sajona — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Swedish: sachsare — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Swedish: saxare — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Ukrainian: саксо́нець (saksónecʹ) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Ukrainian: саксо́нка (saksónka) — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Welsh: Sacson — native or inhabitant of Saxony
• Dutch: non plus ultra — 2-point type
• Dutch: vierde petit — 2-point type
• German: Non Plus Ultra — 2-point type
• German: Viertelpetit — 2-point type