siollach

Irish

Alternative forms

• siollabach, siollabhach

Etymology

From siolla (“syllable”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siollach (genitive singular masculine siollaigh, genitive singular feminine siollaí, plural siollacha, comparative siollaí)

1. (literature, linguistics) syllabic

Declension

Declension of siollach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	siollach	shiollach	siollacha; shiollacha2
vocative	shiollaigh		siollacha
genitive		siollaí	siollacha	siollach
dative	siollach; shiollach1	shiollach; shiollaigh (archaic)	siollacha; shiollacha2
Comparative	níos siollaí
Superlative	is siollaí

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

Noun

siollach m (genitive singular siollaigh, nominative plural siollaigh)

1. (phonetics, phonology) sonant

Declension

Declension of siollach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siollach siollaigh vocative a shiollaigh a shiollacha genitive siollaigh siollach dative siollach siollaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an siollach na siollaigh genitive an tsiollaigh na siollach dative leis an siollach don siollach leis na siollaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of siollach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siollach	shiollach after an, tsiollach	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) “siollach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “siollach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “siollach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025