siofónach

Irish

Etymology

From siofón (“siphon”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siofónach (genitive singular masculine siofónaigh, genitive singular feminine siofónaí, plural siofónacha, not comparable)

1. (zoology) siphonal

Declension

Declension of siofónach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	siofónach	shiofónach	siofónacha; shiofónacha²
Vocative	shiofónaigh		siofónacha
Genitive		siofónaí	siofónacha	siofónach
Dative	siofónach; shiofónach¹	shiofónach; shiofónaigh (archaic)	siofónacha; shiofónacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

• canáil shiofónach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
siofónach	shiofónach after an, tsiofónach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.