síocháin
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish síthcháin, said to be a compound of síd, síth (“peace”) and caín (“fair, gentle”)[1] (modern caoin), though if true, the vowel change of the second element is unexpected.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
síocháin f (genitive singular síochána)
Declension[edit]
Declension of síocháin
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Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| síocháin | shíocháin after an, tsíocháin |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “síthcháin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- “síocháin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “síoṫċáin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 647