sìthean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From sìth (“fairy”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːhan/

Noun

sìthean m

  1. hillock inhabited by fairies
Declension
Declension of sìthean (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative sìthean sìtheanan
genitive sìthein shìtheanan
dative sìthean sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) sìthean (na) sìtheanan
genitive (an) t-sìthein (nan) sìtheanan
dative (an) t-sìthean (na) sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
vocative shìthein shìtheanan

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːhən/

Noun

sìthean f

  1. nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of sìth

Mutation

Mutation of sìthean
radical lenition
sìthean shìthean
after "an", t-sìthean

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

Etymology 3

Noun

sìthean m

  1. (Lewis) synonym of dìthean (“flower”)

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “sìthean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 530
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