siad

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiəd̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ʃiəd̪ˠ/, /ʃeːd̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃiəd̪ˠ/, /ʃəd̪ˠ/

Pronoun

siad (emphatic form siadsan, conjunctive)

1. they

See also

Irish personal pronouns

Number	Person (and gender)	Conjunctive (emphatic)	Disjunctive (emphatic)	Possessive determiner
Singular	First	mé (mise)		mo L m' before vowel sounds
	Second	tú (tusa)1	thú (thusa)	do L d' before vowel sounds
	Third masculine	sé (seisean)	é (eisean)	a L
	Third feminine	sí (sise)	í (ise)	a H
Plural	First	muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne)		ár E
	Second	sibh (sibhse)1		bhur E
	Third	siad (siadsan)	iad (iadsan)	a E

^L Triggers lenition ^E Triggers eclipsis ^H Triggers h-prothesis

¹ Also used as the vocative

The reflexive is formed by adding féin to the relevant pronoun: e.g. "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕat/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: siad
• Homophone: siat

Noun

siad m inan

1. (physical exercise) sitting position

Declension

Declension of siad

	singular	plural
nominative	siad	siady
genitive	siadu	siadów
dative	siadowi	siadom
accusative	siad	siady
instrumental	siadem	siadami
locative	siadzie	siadach
vocative	siadzie	siady

Interjection

siad!

1. sit! (command for a dog)

Further reading

• siad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• siad in Polish dictionaries at PWN