From An tSín (“China”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Scottish Gaelic Sìonach.
Síneach (genitive singular masculine Sínigh, genitive singular feminine Síní, plural Síneacha, not comparable)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Síneach | Shíneach | Síneacha; Shíneacha² | |
| Vocative | Shínigh | Síneacha | ||
| Genitive | Síní | Síneacha | Síneach | |
| Dative | Síneach; Shíneach¹ |
Shíneach; Shínigh (archaic) |
Síneacha; Shíneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Síní | |||
| Superlative | is Síní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Síneach m (genitive singular Sínigh, nominative plural Sínigh)
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Síneach | Shíneach after an, tSíneach |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||