sìth

See also: sith, siþ, sið, síth, and síð

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sìdh

Etymology

From Middle Irish side, from Old Irish síd (“fairy dwelling”). Cognates include Irish sí and Manx shee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː/

Noun

sìth f

1. fairy
2. peace
3. quietness, tranquility

Declension

Declension of sìth (class IIb feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sìth	sìthean
Genitive	sìthe	shìthean
Dative	sìth	sìthean; sìthibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) t-sìth	(na) sìthean
Genitive	(na) sìthe	(nan) sìthean
Dative	(an) t-sìth	(na) sìthean; sìthibh✝
Vocative	shìth	shìthean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• bean-shìdh
• caibe-sìth
• maor-sìthe
• sìthean
• sìthiche

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sìth	shìth after "an", t-sìth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “sìth”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 529