sìth

See also: sith, siþ, sið, síth, and síð

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sìdh

Etymology

From Middle Irish side, from Old Irish síd (“fairy dwelling”). Cognates include Irish sí and Manx shee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiː/

Noun

sìth f

1. fairy
2. peace
3. quietness, tranquility

Declension

Declension of sìth (class IIb feminine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	sìth	sìthean
genitive	sìthe	shìthean
dative	sìth	sìthean; sìthibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) t-sìth	(na) sìthean
genitive	(na) sìthe	(nan) sìthean
dative	(an) t-sìth	(na) sìthean; sìthibh✝
vocative	shìth	shìthean

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• bean-shìdh
• caibe-sìth
• maor-sìthe
• sìthean
• sìthiche

 

Mutation

Mutation of sìth

radical	lenition
sìth	shìth after "an", t-sìth

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

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “sìth”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 529