síoda

See also: sìoda

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish síta (whence Manx sheeidey, Scottish Gaelic sìoda), from Old English sīde (whence also Welsh sidan), from Latin saeta (“bristle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːd̪ˠə/

Noun

síoda m (genitive singular síoda, nominative plural síodaí)

1. silk

Declension

Declension of síoda (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative síoda síodaí vocative a shíoda a shíodaí genitive síoda síodaí dative síoda síodaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an síoda na síodaí genitive an tsíoda na síodaí dative leis an síoda don síoda leis na síodaí

Derived terms

• ceannaí síoda (“silk-mercer”)
• éadach síoda (“silk cloth”)
• flas-síoda (“floss silk”)
• lus síoda (“ragged robin”)
• páipéar síoda (“tissue-paper”)
• saothrú síoda (“seri-culture”)
• síod-drúcht (“light dew”)
• síoda damascach (“damask silk”)
• síoda móna (“cotton-grass”)
• síoda scáileach (“shot silk”)
• síodchlúdaithe (“silk-covered”, adjective)
• síodóg (“suave, soft-spoken, woman; smooth-tongued person”)
• síodúil (“silky; suave, smooth, urbane; gentle, courteous”, adjective)
• snáithe síoda (“silk thread”)

Related terms

• síodúlacht f (“silkiness; suavity, urbanity; gentleness, courteousness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of síoda

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síoda	shíoda after an, tsíoda	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “síoda”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1034; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “síoda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN