sìthiche

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From sìth (“fairy”) +‎ -iche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiː.ɪçə/

Noun

sìthiche m

  1. fairy, elf

Declension

Declension of sìthiche (class IId masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative sìthiche sìthichean
genitive sìthiche shìthichean
dative sìthiche sìthichean
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) sìthiche (na) sìthichean
genitive (an) t-sìthiche (nan) sìthichean
dative (an) t-sìthiche (na) sìthichean
vocative shìthiche shìthichean

Mutation

Mutation of sìthiche
radical lenition
sìthiche shìthiche
after "an", t-sìthiche

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) “sìthiche”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 530
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