síofróg

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From síofra +‎ -óg.

Noun

síofróg f (genitive singular síofróige, nominative plural síofróga)

  1. female fairy

Declension

Declension of síofróg (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative síofróg síofróga
vocative a shíofróg a shíofróga
genitive síofróige síofróg
dative síofróg
síofróig (archaic, dialectal)
síofróga
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tsíofróg na síofróga
genitive na síofróige na síofróg
dative leis an tsíofróg
leis an tsíofróig (archaic, dialectal)
don tsíofróg
don tsíofróig (archaic, dialectal)
leis na síofróga

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of síofróg
radical lenition eclipsis
síofróg shíofróg
after an, tsíofróg
not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “siaḃróg; síoḋḃróg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society

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