Síón

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sion"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Sïón, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).

Proper noun

Síón m (genitive Síón)

  1. (biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
    Synonym: Sliabh Shíón

Derived terms

  • Siónachas m (“Zionism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Síón
radical lenition eclipsis
Síón Shíón
after an, tSíón 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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