"sifín" meaning in Irish

See sifín in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪfʲiːnʲ/
Etymology: From Middle Irish simend, from Old Irish semend, altered by assimilation to the suffix -ín. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|simend}} Middle Irish simend, {{der|ga|sga|semend}} Old Irish semend, {{af|ga|-ín}} -ín Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|sifín|||||||nominative plural|sifíní|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} sifín m (genitive singular sifín, nominative plural sifíní), {{ga-noun|m|~|~í}} sifín m (genitive singular sifín, nominative plural sifíní) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: sifín [genitive, singular], sifíní [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [indefinite], sifín [indefinite, singular], sifíní [indefinite, plural], vocative [indefinite], a shifín [indefinite, singular], a shifíní [indefinite, plural], genitive [indefinite], dative [indefinite], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [definite], an sifín [definite, singular], na sifíní [definite, plural], genitive [definite], an tsifín [definite, singular], dative [definite], leis an sifín [definite, singular], don sifín [definite, singular], leis na sifíní [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sifín [error-unrecognized-form], shifín [error-unrecognized-form], tsifín [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form], seifín [alternative], seimhin [alternative], simhin [alternative], simhinn [alternative]
  1. blade (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sifín-ga-noun-PfSr2Fl0
  2. straw, stalk Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sifín-ga-noun-1UX1us7u
  3. bulrush Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sifín-ga-noun-qky0U1~4 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -ín, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 32 19 49 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -ín: 25 16 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 86
     
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      "name": "der"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "leis an sifín",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don sifín",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leis na sifíní",
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      "form": "tsifín",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "seifín",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "seimhin",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "simhin",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "simhinn",
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      ]
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "blade (narrow leaf of a grass or cereal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sifín-ga-noun-PfSr2Fl0",
      "links": [
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "It is not worth a straw.",
          "text": "Ní fiú sifín cocháin é.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Don’t lean on a broken reed.",
          "text": "Ná bain taca as sifín.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "straw, stalk"
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          "stalk",
          "stalk"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 16 59",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bulrush"
      ],
      "id": "en-sifín-ga-noun-qky0U1~4",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɪfʲiːnʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sifín"
}

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      "form": "sifín",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "an sifín",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "na sifíní",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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      "form": "an tsifín",
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      "form": "leis an sifín",
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        "definite",
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    {
      "form": "don sifín",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      ],
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          "english": "It is not worth a straw.",
          "text": "Ní fiú sifín cocháin é.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Don’t lean on a broken reed.",
          "text": "Ná bain taca as sifín.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɪfʲiːnʲ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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