sìth

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See also: sith, siþ, sið, síth, and síð

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish side, from Old Irish síd (“fairy dwelling”). Cognates include Irish sí and Manx shee.

Pronunciation

Noun

sìth f

  1. fairy
  2. peace
  3. quietness, tranquility

Declension

Declension of sìth (class IIb feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative sìth sìthean
Genitive sìthe shìthean
Dative sìth sìthean; sìthibh✝
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) t-sìth (na) sìthean
Genitive (na) sìthe (nan) sìthean
Dative (an) t-sìth (na) sìthean; sìthibh✝
Vocative shìth shìthean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of sìth
radical lenition
sìth shìth
after "an", t-sìth

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) “sìth”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 529
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