Sinn Féin

See also: Sinn Fein

English

Alternative forms

• Sinn Fein

Etymology

From Irish sinn féin (“(we) ourselves”) from sinn (“we, us”) féin (“-self, -selves”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: shĭn fān', IPA^(key): /ʃɪn ˈfeɪn/

Proper noun

Sinn Féin

1. An Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland.

Translations

Irish political party

• Irish: Sinn Féin
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• Swedish: Sinn Féin

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Irish

Etymology

From sinn +‎ féin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪnʲ heːnʲ/, /ʃɪnʲ fʲeːnʲ/

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Proper noun

Sinn Féin (genitive Shinn Féin)

1. Sinn Fein

Mutation

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