sìthean

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From sìth (“fairy”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

sìthean m

  1. hillock inhabited by fairies
  2. (Lewis) Synonym of dìthean (“flower”)
Declension
Declension of sìthean (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative sìthean sìtheanan
Genitive sìthein shìtheanan
Dative sìthean sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) sìthean (na) sìtheanan
Genitive (an) t-sìthein (nan) sìtheanan
Dative (an) t-sìthean (na) sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
Vocative shìthein shìtheanan

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

sìthean f

  1. nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of sìth

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
sìthean shìthean
after "an", t-sìthean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “sìthean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 530
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