Sínis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sinis"

Irish

Etymology

From an tSín (“China”) +‎ -is (“-ish, -ese”, language name suffix).

Proper noun

Sínis f (genitive Sínise)

1. Chinese (language)

Declension

Declension of Sínis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Sínis vocative a Shínis genitive Sínise dative Sínis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tSínis genitive na Sínise dative leis an tSínis don tSínis

Related terms

• Síneach (“Chinese”, adjective)
• Síneach m (“a Chinese person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Sínis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Sínis	Shínis after an, tSínis	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Sínis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sínis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Sínis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025