Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
síth. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
síth, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
síth in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
síth you have here. The definition of the word
síth will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
síth, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish side, from Old Irish síd, from Proto-Celtic *sīdos (“mound (inhabited by fairies); peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēds, from *sed- (“to sit”). Doublet of sí.
Pronunciation
Noun
síth f (genitive singular síthe)
- peace
- Synonym: síocháin
- síth agus socracht ― peace and quiet
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
|
| Radical
|
Lenition
|
Eclipsis
|
| síth
|
shíth
after an, tsíth
|
not applicable
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 síd, síth (‘peace’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language