"Sín" meaning in Irish

See Sín in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Late Latin Sīnae (“the southern Chinese”), from Ptolemy's Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai, “the Chinese”), of uncertain etymology but probably from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|LL.|Sīnae|t=the southern Chinese}} Late Latin Sīnae (“the southern Chinese”), {{der|ga|grc|Σῖναι|t=the Chinese}} Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai, “the Chinese”), {{der|ga|sa|^चीन|t=China}} Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), {{der|ga|ar|^صِين|t=China; the Chinese}} Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”), {{der|ga|och|^秦||Qin}} Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|na Síne|||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=An tSín}} An tSín f (genitive na Síne), {{ga-proper noun|f|na Síne|head=An tSín}} An tSín f (genitive na Síne) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-f2-nopl|Sí|n|ne}}, {{ga-mut}} Forms: An tSín [canonical, feminine], na Síne [genitive], no-plural [table-tags], Sín [indefinite, nominative, singular], a Shín [indefinite, singular, vocative], Síne [genitive, indefinite, singular], Sín [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an tSín [definite, nominative, singular], na Síne [definite, genitive, singular], leis an tSín [dative, definite, singular], don tSín [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sín [mutation, mutation-radical], Shín [lenition, mutation], tSín [lenition, mutation], - [eclipsis, mutation]
  1. China Categories (place): Countries in Asia Derived forms: Daon-Phoblacht na Síne (english: the People's Republic of China) [feminine], Poblacht na Síne (english: the Republic of China) [feminine], Sín- (english: Sino-) [prefix], Síneach (english: Chinese) [adjective], Síneach (english: a Chinese person) [masculine], Sínis (english: the Chinese language) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-Sín-ga-name-EENoKQMv Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "2": "LL.",
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      "name": "der"
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "^秦",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "An tSín",
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      "form": "na Síne",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "na Síne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "leis an tSín",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don tSín",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Sín",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Shín",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tSín",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis",
        "mutation"
      ]
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  ],
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        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "An tSín f (genitive na Síne)",
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    {
      "args": {
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  "pos": "name",
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        },
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          ],
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          ],
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        },
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          "english": "a Chinese person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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  ],
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}
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    {
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      ],
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na Síne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an tSín",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don tSín",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "Sín",
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    },
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      "form": "Shín",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tSín",
      "source": "mutation",
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      ]
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      ],
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}
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