síofrógach

Irish

Etymology

From síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

síofrógach (genitive singular masculine síofrógaigh, genitive singular feminine síofrógaí, plural síofrógacha, comparative síofrógaí)

1. elfin, fairy-like

   Synonym: síofrach

2. practising charms, bewitching

Declension

Declension of síofrógach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	síofrógach	shíofrógach	síofrógacha; shíofrógacha2
vocative	shíofrógaigh		síofrógacha
genitive		síofrógaí	síofrógacha	síofrógach
dative	síofrógach; shíofrógach1	shíofrógach; shíofrógaigh (archaic)	síofrógacha; shíofrógacha2
Comparative	níos síofrógaí
Superlative	is síofrógaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of síofrógach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síofrógach	shíofrógach after an, tsíofrógach	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) “síofrógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “elfin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024