sìthean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From sìth (“fairy”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːhan/

Noun

sìthean m

1. hillock inhabited by fairies
2. (Lewis) Synonym of dìthean (“flower”)

Declension

Declension of sìthean (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sìthean	sìtheanan
Genitive	sìthein	shìtheanan
Dative	sìthean	sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) sìthean	(na) sìtheanan
Genitive	(an) t-sìthein	(nan) sìtheanan
Dative	(an) t-sìthean	(na) sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
Vocative	shìthein	shìtheanan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːhən/

Noun

sìthean f

1. nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of sìth

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sìthean	shìthean after "an", t-sìthean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “sìthean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 530