Siriach

Irish

Etymology

From Siria (“Syria”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Siriach (genitive singular masculine Siriaigh, genitive singular feminine Siriaiche, plural Siriacha, not comparable)

1. Syrian

Declension

Declension of Siriach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Siriach	Shiriach	Siriacha; Shiriacha²
Vocative	Shiriach		Siriacha
Genitive		Siriaiche	Siriacha	Siriach
Dative	Siriach; Shiriach¹	Shiriach	Siriacha; Shiriacha²
Comparative	níos Siriaiche
Superlative	is Siriaiche

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

Noun

Siriach m (genitive singular Siriaigh, nominative plural Siriaigh)

1. Syrian

Declension

Declension of Siriach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Siriach Siriaigh Vocative a Shiriaigh a Shiriacha Genitive Siriaigh Siriach Dative Siriach Siriaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Siriach na Siriaigh Genitive an tSiriaigh na Siriach Dative leis an Siriach don Siriach leis na Siriaigh

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Siriach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Siriach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024