sìthean

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sìthean. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sìthean, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sìthean in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sìthean you have here. The definition of the word sìthean will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsìthean, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From sìth (“fairy”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːhan/

Noun

sìthean m

hillock inhabited by fairies
(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

IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːhən/

Noun

sìthean f

nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of sìth

Mutation

Mutation of *sìthean*
radical	lenition
sìthean	shìthean after "an", t-sìthean

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

References

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

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia