Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinn féin

/ʃɪn ˈfeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
sin-n fein
IPA
/ʃɪn ˈfeɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

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Etymology

From Irish Sinn Féin (literally “we ourselves”) from sinn (“we, us”) + féin (“-self, -selves”).

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How do you pronounce sinn féin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪn ˈfeɪn/.
What does sinn féin mean?
An Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland.
Where does sinn féin come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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