síoda

See also: sìoda

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin saeta (“bristle”); compare Welsh sidan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːd̪ˠə/

Noun

síoda m (genitive singular síoda, nominative plural síodaí)

1. silk

Declension

Declension of síoda

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative síoda síodaí Vocative a shíoda a shíodaí Genitive síoda síodaí Dative síoda síodaí

Forms with the definite article Case 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
síoda	shíoda after an, tsíoda	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) “síoda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39