sídach

Middle Irish

Etymology

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Noun

sídach

1. wolf

   Synonyms: cú, cú allaid, macc tíre

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: sidheach

Mutation

Mutation of sídach

radical	lenition	nasalization
sídach	ṡídach	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sídach ‘a wolf’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʲiːðax/

Etymology 1

síd (“fairy”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

sídach

1. of or belonging to a fairy

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sídach	sídach	sídach
Vocative	sídaig* sídach**
Accusative	sídach	sídaig
Genitive	sídaig	sídaige	sídaig
Dative	sídach	sídaig	sídach
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	sídaig	sídacha
Vocative	sídachu sídacha†
Accusative	sídachu sídacha†
Genitive	sídach
Dative	sídachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Related terms

• sídaige

Etymology 2

síd (“peace”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

sídach

1. peaceful, peaceable, at peace

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sídach	sídach	sídach
Vocative	sídaig* sídach**
Accusative	sídach	sídaig
Genitive	sídaig	sídaige	sídaig
Dative	sídach	sídaig	sídach
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	sídaig	sídacha
Vocative	sídachu sídacha†
Accusative	sídachu sídacha†
Genitive	sídach
Dative	sídachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Alternative forms

• síthach
• síthech

Related terms

• sídaigid

Mutation

Mutation of sídach

radical	lenition	nasalization
sídach	ṡídach	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sídach ‘belonging to the fairies’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sídach ‘peaceful’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language