síochán

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃiːˈxɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

síochán f (genitive singular síochána)

  1. Munster form of síocháin (“peace”)
    • « Seadh, a chéile chneasta », ar sise, « ó tánn tú agam-sa ag baile anois, agus sinn fé mhaise agus ár leanbhín, beidh síothchán agus suaineas againn go deireadh ár laethe ».
      “Yes, dear husband”, she said, “since I have you at home now, and since we are happy and our baby [is too], we will have peace and tranquility to the end of our days.”

Declension

Declension of síochán (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative síochán
vocative a shíochán
genitive síochána
dative síochán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an tsíochán
genitive na síochána
dative leis an tsíochán
don tsíochán

Mutation

Mutated forms of síochán
radical lenition eclipsis
síochán shíochán
after an, tsíochán 		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

  • “síochán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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