síofrógach

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Irish

Etymology

From síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

síofrógach (genitive singular masculine síofrógaigh, genitive singular feminine síofrógaí, plural síofrógacha, comparative síofrógaí)

  1. elfin, fairy-like
    Synonym: síofrach
  2. practising charms, bewitching

Declension

Declension of síofrógach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative síofrógach shíofrógach síofrógacha;
shíofrógacha2
vocative shíofrógaigh síofrógacha
genitive síofrógaí síofrógacha síofrógach
dative síofrógach;
shíofrógach1 		shíofrógach;
shíofrógaigh (archaic) 		síofrógacha;
shíofrógacha2
Comparative níos síofrógaí
Superlative is síofrógaí

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 síofrógach
radical lenition eclipsis
síofrógach shíofrógach
after an, tsíofrógach 		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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