síofrach

Irish

Etymology

From síofra (“changeling; sprite”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

síofrach (genitive singular masculine síofraigh, genitive singular feminine síofraí, plural síofracha, comparative síofraí)

  1. elfin, fairylike
    Synonym: síofrógach

Declension

Declension of síofrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative síofrach shíofrach síofracha;
shíofracha2
vocative shíofraigh síofracha
genitive síofraí síofracha síofrach
dative síofrach;
shíofrach1 		shíofrach;
shíofraigh (archaic) 		síofracha;
shíofracha2
Comparative níos síofraí
Superlative is síofraí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

síofrach f (genitive singular síofraí, nominative plural síofracha)

  1. alternative form of síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”)

Declension

Declension of síofrach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative síofrach síofracha
vocative a shíofrach a shíofracha
genitive síofraí síofrach
dative síofrach
síofraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		síofracha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsíofrach na síofracha
genitive na síofraí na síofrach
dative leis an tsíofrach
leis an tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal)
don tsíofrach
don tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na síofracha

Mutation

Mutated forms of síofrach
radical lenition eclipsis
síofrach shíofrach
after an, tsíofrach 		not applicable

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

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