Sinn Féin
See also: Sinn Fein
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Etymology edit
From Irish Sinn Féin (literally “we ourselves”) from sinn (“we, us”) + féin (“-self, -selves”).
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Proper noun edit
Sinn Féin
- (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 edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Sinn Féin (genitive Shinn Féin)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- 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
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