síofróg

Irish

Alternative forms

• síofrach
• siabhróg, síobhróg, síodhbhróg

Etymology

From síofra +‎ -óg.

Noun

síofróg f (genitive singular síofróige, nominative plural síofróga)

1. female fairy

Declension

Declension of síofróg (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative síofróg síofróga vocative a shíofróg a shíofróga genitive síofróige síofróg dative síofróg síofróig (archaic, dialectal) síofróga forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsíofróg na síofróga genitive na síofróige na síofróg dative leis an tsíofróg leis an tsíofróig (archaic, dialectal) don tsíofróg don tsíofróig (archaic, dialectal) leis na síofróga

Derived terms

• síofrógach

Mutation

Mutated forms of síofróg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síofróg	shíofróg after an, tsíofróg	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) “síofróg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN