siosach

Irish

Etymology

sios (“hiss”, verb) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

siosach (genitive singular masculine siosaigh, genitive singular feminine siosaí, plural siosacha, comparative siosaí)

1. (phonetics, etc.) hissing, sibilant

Declension

Declension of siosach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	siosach	shiosach	siosacha; shiosacha2
vocative	shiosaigh		siosacha
genitive		siosaí	siosacha	siosach
dative	siosach; shiosach1	shiosach; shiosaigh (archaic)	siosacha; shiosacha2
Comparative	níos siosaí
Superlative	is siosaí

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

Noun

siosach m (genitive singular siosaigh, nominative plural siosaigh)

1. (phonetics) sibilant

Declension

Declension of siosach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative siosach siosaigh vocative a shiosaigh a shiosacha genitive siosaigh siosach dative siosach siosaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an siosach na siosaigh genitive an tsiosaigh na siosach dative leis an siosach don siosach leis na siosaigh

Related terms

• siosa m (“sibilance, hiss”)
• siosaire m (“hisser; (inveterate) whisperer”)
• siosarnach f (“(act of) hissing; whispering, rustling, sound”)
• siosóg f (“hiss; whisper”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of siosach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
siosach	shiosach after an, tsiosach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siosach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• focal.ie - Dictionary of Irish Terms - Foclóir Téarmaíochta