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 síofrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	síofrach	shíofrach	síofracha; shíofracha²
Vocative	shíofraigh		síofracha
Genitive		síofraí	síofracha	síofrach
Dative	síofrach; shíofrach¹	shíofrach; shíofraigh (archaic)	síofracha; shíofracha²
Comparative	níos síofraí
Superlative	is síofraí

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 síofraigh (archaic, dialectal) síofracha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsíofrach na síofracha Genitive na síofraí na síofrach Dative leis an tsíofrach leis an tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal) don tsíofrach don tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal) 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