Sínis

See also: sinis, Sinis, sínis, and šinīs

Irish

Etymology

From an tSín (“China”) +‎ -is (“-ish, -ese”, language name suffix).

Proper noun

Sínis f (genitive Sínise)

1. Chinese (language)

Declension

Declension of Sínis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Sínis Vocative a Shínis Genitive Sínise Dative Sínis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an tSínis Genitive na Sínise Dative leis an tSínis don tSínis

Related terms

• Síneach (“Chinese”, adjective)
• Síneach m (“a Chinese person”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Sínis	Shínis after an, tSínis	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) “Sínis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sínis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Sínis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024