sionnach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish sinnach.
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪn̪ˠəx/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ʃɪˈn̪ˠɑx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪn̪ˠax/, /ˈʃɪn̪ˠah/
Noun
sionnach m (genitive singular sionnaigh, nominative plural sionnaigh)
- fox
Declension
Declension of sionnach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Synonyms
- madra rua
Derived terms
- sionnach mara
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish sinnach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃun̪ˠəx/
Noun
sionnach m (genitive singular sionnaich, plural sionnaich)
- fox, red fox
- bellows, valve
Derived terms
- pìob-shionnaich
- an sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach
- sionnach-boireann
- sionnachair
- sionnachan