sionnach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sinnach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈn̪ˠɑx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪn̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪn̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

sionnach m (genitive singular sionnaigh, nominative plural sionnaigh)

1. fox

   Synonyms: madadh rua, madra rua

Declension

Declension of sionnach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative sionnach sionnaigh Vocative a shionnaigh a shionnacha Genitive sionnaigh sionnach Dative sionnach sionnaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an sionnach na sionnaigh Genitive an tsionnaigh na sionnach Dative leis an sionnach don sionnach leis na sionnaigh

Derived terms

• sionnach mara

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sionnach	shionnach after an, tsionnach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sionnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Seo sionnach Sasannach.

Etymology

From Old Irish sinnach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃun̪ˠəx/

Noun

sionnach m (genitive singular sionnaich, plural sionnaich)

1. fox, red fox
2. bellows, valve

Derived terms

• pìob-shionnaich
• sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach
• sionnach-boireann
• sionnachair
• sionnachan

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sionnach	shionnach after "an", t-sionnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.