síochán

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃiːˈxɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

síochán f (genitive singular síochána)

1. Munster form of síocháin (“peace”)
   • « Seadh, a chéile chneasta », ar sise, « ó tánn tú agam-sa ag baile anois, agus sinn fé mhaise agus ár leanbhín, beidh síothchán agus suaineas againn go deireadh ár laethe ».

     “Yes, dear husband”, she said, “since I have you at home now, and since we are happy and our baby [is too], we will have peace and tranquility to the end of our days.”

Declension

Declension of síochán

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative síochán Vocative a shíochán Genitive síochána Dative síochán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an tsíochán Genitive na síochána Dative leis an tsíochán don tsíochán

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “síochán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy