Síneach

Irish

Etymology

From An tSín (“China”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Scottish Gaelic Sìonach.

Adjective

Síneach (genitive singular masculine Sínigh, genitive singular feminine Síní, plural Síneacha, not comparable)

  1. Chinese

Declension

Declension of Síneach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Síneach Shíneach Síneacha;
Shíneacha2
vocative Shínigh Síneacha
genitive Síní Síneacha Síneach
dative Síneach;
Shíneach1 		Shíneach;
Shínigh (archaic) 		Síneacha;
Shíneacha2
Comparative níos Síní
Superlative is Síní

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

Derived terms

  • cabáiste Síneach m (“Chinese cabbage”)
  • laindéar Síneach m (“Chinese lantern”)
  • puzal Síneach m (“Chinese puzzle”)

Noun

Síneach m (genitive singular Sínigh, nominative plural Sínigh)

  1. Chinese person

Declension

Declension of Síneach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Síneach Sínigh
vocative a Shínigh a Shíneacha
genitive Sínigh Síneach
dative Síneach Sínigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Síneach na Sínigh
genitive an tSínigh na Síneach
dative leis an Síneach
don Síneach 		leis na Sínigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Síneach
radical lenition eclipsis
Síneach Shíneach
after an, tSíneach 		not applicable

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

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