síofra
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiːfˠɾˠə/
Noun
síofra m (genitive singular síofra, nominative plural síofraí)
- (mythology) elf, sprite
- (mythology) elf-child; changeling
- precocious child
- weakling
Declension
Declension of síofra
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- síofra beag gránna (“gnome”)
- síofrach (“elfin, fairylike”, adjective)
- síofra uisce (“water-sprite”)
- síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”)
- síofróir (“precocious person; know-all; silly talker, gossip”)
- síofrúil (“elf-like, spectral, ghostly”, adjective)
Related terms
- sí
- síofrógach
- síofrógacht
- síofróir
- síofróireacht
- sióg
- síogaí
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| síofra | shíofra after an, tsíofra |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "síofra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “síofra” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “síofra” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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