Sinn Féin

See also: Sinn Fein

English

Alternative forms

• Sinn Fein

Etymology

From Irish Sinn Féin (literally “we ourselves”) from sinn (“we, us”) +‎ féin (“-self, -selves”).

Pronunciation

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

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Proper noun

Sinn Féin

1. (Irish politics) An Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland.
   • 2020 February 13, “Ireland: Fianna Fáil rules out coalition with Sinn Féin”, in The Guardian‎^[1], sourced from Reuters, →ISSN:

     Ireland’s largest party, Fianna Fáil, has said it will not consider going into government with Sinn Féin, a decision likely to prevent the leftwing nationalists from entering power for the first time.

Translations

Irish political party

• Irish: Sinn Féin
• Swedish: Sinn Féin

Irish

Etymology

From sinn +‎ féin.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Sinn Féin (genitive Shinn Féin)

1. (Irish politics) 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
• Entries containing “Sinn Féin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Sinn Féin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.