Chinn Tomás gan teacht.
Tom has decided not to come.
A1
Irish word
to step (past of cinn)
chinn means “to step (past of cinn)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /çəiɲ/.
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | chinn |
| Séimhiú | chhinn |
| Urú | gchinn |
Chinn Tomás gan teacht.
Tom has decided not to come.
A1
Chinn an chúirt gur sháraigh an t-acht an bunreacht.
The court decided that the act breached the constitution.
B2
Dar leis gur cheart dó glór a chinn a aithne.
He thought he should recognize his voice.
B1
D'ól 'ach aon fhear acu tarraingt a chinn den bhuidéal.
Each man drank his fill from the bottle.
B1
(Nota.—O dheabhruíonn sé go bhfuil únaereacht Ospidéal Leithbhirr dílsithe in Iontaobhuithe, do chinn an Coiste fanúint le tuille eolais i dtaobh an chéanna sara dtabharfidís aon Chomhairle i dtaobh códhéanamh an Choiste Bhainistí).
(NOTE.—As the ownership of Lifford Hospital appears to be vested in Trustees, the Committee decided to await fuller particulars re same before making any suggestion as to the constitution of the Management Committee.)
C1
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