Irish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. Chinese

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Derived terms

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Noun

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Síneach m (genitive singular Sínigh, nominative plural Sínigh)

  1. Chinese person

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Síneach Shíneach
after an, tSíneach
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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