Irish word

shín

to pass (past of sín)

verbmasculine/hiːnʲ/

shín means “to pass (past of sín)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /hiːnʲ/.

Mutation forms

Shín siad a lámha amach mar chomartha síochána.

They extended their hands as a sign of peace.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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