siansach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish síansach (“melodious”). By surface analysis, siansa +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siansach (genitive singular masculine siansaigh, genitive singular feminine siansaí, plural siansacha, comparative siansaí)

  1. melodious
  2. symphonic

Declension

Declension of siansach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative siansach shiansach siansacha;
shiansacha2
vocative shiansaigh siansacha
genitive siansaí siansacha siansach
dative siansach;
shiansach1 		shiansach;
shiansaigh (archaic) 		siansacha;
shiansacha2
Comparative níos siansaí
Superlative is siansaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of siansach
radical lenition eclipsis
siansach shiansach
after an, tsiansach 		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

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