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Irish
Etymology
From sí + -óg.
Pronunciation
Noun
sióg f (genitive singular sióige, nominative plural sióga)
- fairy
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| sióg
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shióg
after an, tsióg
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sióg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sióg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sióg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024