síofrach

Irish

Etymology

From síofra (“changeling; sprite”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

síofrach (genitive singular masculine síofraigh, genitive singular feminine síofraí, plural síofracha, comparative síofraí)

1. elfin, fairylike

   Synonym: síofrógach

Declension

Declension of síofrasíofrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	síofrasíofrach	shíofrasíofrach	síofra; shíofra²
Vocative	shíofrasíofrach		síofra
Genitive		síofra	síofra	síofrasíofrach
Dative	síofrasíofrach; shíofrasíofrach¹	shíofrasíofrach	síofra; shíofra²
Comparative	níos síofra
Superlative	is síofra

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

Derived terms

• ulchabhán síofrach (“elf owl”)

Noun

síofrach f (genitive singular síofraí, nominative plural síofracha)

1. Alternative form of síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”)

Declension

Declension of síofrach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative síofrach síofracha Vocative a shíofrach a shíofracha Genitive síofraí síofrach Dative síofrach síofracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsíofrach na síofracha Genitive na síofraí na síofrach Dative leis an tsíofrach don tsíofrach leis na síofracha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
síofrach	shíofrach after an, tsíofrach	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) “síofrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “síofrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024