siamsa

Irish

Alternative forms

• síomsa

Etymology

Perhaps from a variant form of siansa (“melody”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːmˠsˠə/

Noun

siamsa m (genitive singular siamsa, nominative plural siamsaí)

1. entertainment
2. amusement, diversion

Declension

Declension of siamsa (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siamsa siamsaí vocative a shiamsa a shiamsaí genitive siamsa siamsaí dative siamsa siamsaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an siamsa na siamsaí genitive an tsiamsa na siamsaí dative leis an siamsa don siamsa leis na siamsaí

Derived terms

• siamsaíocht
• siamsán
• siamsúil

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of siamsa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siamsa	shiamsa after an, tsiamsa	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

• “siamsa”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “siamsa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 638
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siamsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN