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 | síofrógach | shíofrógach | síofrógacha; shíofrógacha² | |
| Vocative | shíofrógaigh | síofrógacha | ||
| Genitive | síofrógaí | síofrógacha | síofrógach | |
| Dative | síofrógach; 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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| síofrógach | shíofrógach after an, tsíofrógach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "síofrógach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “síofrógach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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