sìthean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From sìth (“fairy”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːhan/

Noun

sìthean m

1. hillock inhabited by fairies
2. (Lewis) Synonym of dìthean (“flower”)

Declension

Declension of sìthean (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	sìthean	sìtheanan
genitive	sìthein	shìtheanan
dative	sìthean	sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) sìthean	(na) sìtheanan
genitive	(an) t-sìthein	(nan) sìtheanan
dative	(an) t-sìthean	(na) sìtheanan; sìtheanaibh✝
vocative	shìthein	shìtheanan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːhən/

Noun

sìthean f

1. nominative/genitive/dative/vocative plural of sìth

Mutation

Mutation of sìthean

radical	lenition
sìthean	shìthean after "an", t-sìthean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “sìthean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 530