-sine

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sine"

Old Irish

Etymology

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Suffix

-sine f

1. Forms abstract nouns from other nouns.

   céile (“servant”) → céilsine (“service”)

   gell (“hostage”) → géilsine (“hostageship”)

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-sineL	—	—
vocative	-sineL	—	—
accusative	-siniN	—	—
genitive	-sine	—	—
dative	-siniL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Old Irish terms suffixed with -sine

céilsine

coicéilsine

fáithsine