síofrógach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
síofrógach (genitive singular masculine síofrógaigh, genitive singular feminine síofrógaí, plural síofrógacha, comparative síofrógaí)
- elfin, fairy-like
- Synonym: síofrach
- practising charms, bewitching
Declension edit
Declension of síofrógach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | síofrógach | shíofrógach | síofrógacha; shíofrógacha² | |
| Vocative | shíofrógaigh | síofrógacha | ||
| Genitive | síofrógaí | síofrógacha | síofrógach | |
| Dative | síofrógach; shíofrógach¹ |
shíofrógach; shíofrógaigh (archaic) |
síofrógacha; shíofrógacha² | |
| Comparative | níos síofrógaí | |||
| Superlative | is síofrógaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| síofrógach | shíofrógach after an, tsíofrógach |
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) “síofrógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “elfin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024