sìth

See also: sith, siþ, sið, síth, and síð

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish side, from Old Irish síd (“fairy dwelling”). Cognates include Irish sí and Manx shee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiː/

Noun

sìth f

  1. fairy
  2. peace
  3. quietness, tranquility

Declension

Declension of sìth (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative sìth sìthean
genitive sìthe shìthean
dative sìth sìthean; sìthibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) t-sìth (na) sìthean
genitive (na) sìthe (nan) sìthean
dative (an) t-sìth (na) sìthean; sìthibh✝
vocative shìth shìthean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of sìth
radical lenition
sìth shìth
after "an", t-sìth

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

References

  • Mark, Colin (2003) “sìth”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 529
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