síofrógach
Irish
Etymology
From síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”) + -ach.
Adjective
síofrógach (genitive singular masculine síofrógaigh, genitive singular feminine síofrógaí, plural síofrógacha, comparative síofrógaí)
- elfin, fairy-like
- Synonym: síofrach
- practising charms, bewitching
Declension
Declension of síofrógach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | shíofrógach | síofrógacha; shíofrógacha² | |
| Vocative | shíofrógaigh | síofrógacha | ||
| Genitive | síofrógaí | síofrógacha | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
| Dative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); shíofrógach¹ |
shíofrógach; shíofrógaigh (archaic) |
síofrógacha; shíofrógacha² | |
| Comparative | níos síofrógaí | |||
| Superlative | is síofrógaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “síofrógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “elfin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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