síofrach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From síofra (“changeling; sprite”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
síofrach (genitive singular masculine síofraigh, genitive singular feminine síofraí, plural síofracha, comparative síofraí)
- elfin, fairylike
- Synonym: síofrógach
Declension edit
Declension of síofrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | síofrach | shíofrach | síofracha; shíofracha² | |
Vocative | shíofraigh | síofracha | ||
Genitive | síofraí | síofracha | síofrach | |
Dative | síofrach; shíofrach¹ |
shíofrach; shíofraigh (archaic) |
síofracha; shíofracha² | |
Comparative | níos síofraí | |||
Superlative | is síofraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- ulchabhán síofrach (“elf owl”)
Noun edit
síofrach f (genitive singular síofraí, nominative plural síofracha)
- Alternative form of síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”)
Declension edit
Declension of síofrach
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
síofrach | shíofrach after an, tsíofrach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síofrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “síofrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.