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seinn

to play

VerbB1/ʃin̠ʲ/

"seinn" means "to play" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /ʃin̠ʲ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → sheinn, Réamhlitir t → tseinn.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "seinn" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formseinn
Séimhiúsheinn
Réamhlitir ttseinn

"seinn" in context

Is minic a mbíonn sé ag seinn ar an ngiotár.

He often plays the guitar.

A2

Further reading

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