Síve

See also: sive and şive

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (Śivá, “the auspicious one”).

Proper noun

Síve m (genitive Síve)

1. (Hinduism) Shiva

Mutation

Mutated forms of Síve

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Síve	Shíve after an, tSíve	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

• “Shiva”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024