sídach

Middle Irish

Etymology

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Noun

sídach

  1. wolf
    Synonyms: cú, cú allaid, macc tíre

Descendants

  • Scottish Gaelic: sidheach

Mutation

Mutation of sídach
radical lenition nasalization
sídach ṡídach unchanged

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʲiːðax/

Etymology 1

síd (“fairy”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

sídach

  1. of or belonging to a fairy
Inflection
o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sídach sídach sídach
vocative sídaig*
sídach**
accusative sídach sídaig
genitive sídaig sídaige sídaig
dative sídach sídaig sídach
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative sídaig sídacha
vocative sídachu
sídacha†
accusative sídachu
sídacha†
genitive sídach
dative sídachaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

  • sídaige

Etymology 2

síd (“peace”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

sídach

  1. peaceful, peaceable, at peace
Inflection
o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sídach sídach sídach
vocative sídaig*
sídach**
accusative sídach sídaig
genitive sídaig sídaige sídaig
dative sídach sídaig sídach
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative sídaig sídacha
vocative sídachu
sídacha†
accusative sídachu
sídacha†
genitive sídach
dative sídachaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Alternative forms
  • síthach
  • síthech
  • sídaigid

Mutation

Mutation of sídach
radical lenition nasalization
sídach ṡídach sídach

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

Further reading

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