síofrach

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Irish

Etymology

From síofra (“changeling; sprite”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

síofrach (genitive singular masculine síofraigh, genitive singular feminine síofraí, plural síofracha, comparative síofraí)

  1. elfin, fairylike
    Synonym: síofrógach

Declension

Declension of síofrach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative síofrach shíofrach síofracha;
shíofracha²
Vocative shíofraigh síofracha
Genitive síofraí síofracha síofrach
Dative síofrach;
shíofrach¹ 		shíofrach;
shíofraigh (archaic) 		síofracha;
shíofracha²
Comparative níos síofraí
Superlative is síofraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

síofrach f (genitive singular síofraí, nominative plural síofracha)

  1. Alternative form of síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”)

Declension

Declension of síofrach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative síofrach síofracha
Vocative a shíofrach a shíofracha
Genitive síofraí síofrach
Dative síofrach
síofraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		síofracha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsíofrach na síofracha
Genitive na síofraí na síofrach
Dative leis an tsíofrach
leis an tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal)

don tsíofrach
don tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal)

leis na síofracha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
síofrach shíofrach
after an, tsíofrach 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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