síneadh

Irish

Etymology 1

sín +‎ -eadh (verbal noun suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲu/

Noun

síneadh m (genitive singular as substantive sínidh, genitive as verbal noun sínte, nominative plural síntí)

1. verbal noun of sín
2. extension
3. drawing
4. stretching

Declension

As substantive

Declension of síneadh (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative síneadh síntí vocative a shínidh a shíntí genitive sínidh síntí dative síneadh síntí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an síneadh na síntí genitive an tsínidh na síntí dative leis an síneadh don síneadh leis na síntí

As verbal noun

Declension of síneadh (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative síneadh vocative a shíneadh genitive sínte dative síneadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an síneadh genitive an tsínte dative leis an síneadh don síneadh

Derived terms

• síneadh fada
• síneadh láimhe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲu/

Verb

síneadh

1. past indicative autonomous of sín

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnʲəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈʃiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈʃiːnʲəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈʃiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈʃiːnʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈʃiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈʃiːnʲu/

Verb

síneadh

1. inflection of sín:
   1. past subjunctive analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of síneadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síneadh	shíneadh after an, tsíneadh	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) “síneadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN