Síréana

Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Proper noun

Síréana f (genitive Síréana, nominative plural Síréanaí)

1. (Greek mythology) siren

Declension

Declension of Síréana (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Síréana Síréanaí vocative a Shíréana a Shíréanaí genitive Síréana Síréanaí dative Síréana Síréanaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tSíréana na Síréanaí genitive na Síréana na Síréanaí dative leis an tSíréana don tSíréana leis na Síréanaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of Síréana

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Síréana	Shíréana after an, tSíréana	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Síréana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Síréana”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024