Siriach

Irish

Etymology

From Siria (“Syria”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Siriach (genitive singular masculine Siriaigh, genitive singular feminine Siriaiche, plural Siriacha, not comparable)

  1. Syrian

Declension

Declension of Siriach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Siriach Shiriach Siriacha;
Shiriacha2
vocative Shiriach Siriacha
genitive Siriaiche Siriacha Siriach
dative Siriach;
Shiriach1 		Shiriach Siriacha;
Shiriacha2
Comparative níos Siriaiche
Superlative is Siriaiche

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Siriach m (genitive singular Siriaigh, nominative plural Siriaigh)

  1. Syrian

Declension

Declension of Siriach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Siriach Siriaigh
vocative a Shiriaigh a Shiriacha
genitive Siriaigh Siriach
dative Siriach Siriaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Siriach na Siriaigh
genitive an tSiriaigh na Siriach
dative leis an Siriach
don Siriach 		leis na Siriaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Siriach
radical lenition eclipsis
Siriach Shiriach
after an, tSiriach 		not applicable

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Siriach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “Siriach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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