síofrach

Irish

Etymology

From síofra (“changeling; sprite”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

síofrach (genitive singular masculine síofraigh, genitive singular feminine síofraí, plural síofracha, comparative síofraí)

1. elfin, fairylike

   Synonym: síofrógach

Declension

Declension of síofrach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	síofrach	shíofrach	síofracha; shíofracha2
vocative	shíofraigh		síofracha
genitive		síofraí	síofracha	síofrach
dative	síofrach; shíofrach1	shíofrach; shíofraigh (archaic)	síofracha; shíofracha2
Comparative	níos síofraí
Superlative	is síofraí

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

Derived terms

• ulchabhán síofrach (“elf owl”)

Noun

síofrach f (genitive singular síofraí, nominative plural síofracha)

1. Alternative form of síofróg (“elf-woman, fairy; enchantress”)

Declension

Declension of síofrach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative síofrach síofracha vocative a shíofrach a shíofracha genitive síofraí síofrach dative síofrach síofraigh (archaic, dialectal) síofracha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsíofrach na síofracha genitive na síofraí na síofrach dative leis an tsíofrach leis an tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal) don tsíofrach don tsíofraigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na síofracha

Mutation

Mutated forms of síofrach

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