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

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

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

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