síth

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See also: sith, siþ, sìth, and síð

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)

  1. peace
    Synonym: síocháin
    síth agus socracht ― peace and quiet

Declension

Declension of síth (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative síth sítha
vocative a shíth a shítha
genitive síthe síth
dative síth sítha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tsíth na sítha
genitive na síthe na síth
dative leis an tsíth
don tsíth 		leis na sítha

Mutation

Mutated forms of síth
radical lenition eclipsis
síth shíth
after an, tsíth 		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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