sin-2, pref. (In terms denoting ancestral relationship) Great-. Sin-sin-, great-great-.
sin1, dem. pron. & a. & adv. That. 1. (a)Ith ~, eat that. Ná habair ~, don’t say that. An bhfuil ~ fíor? Is that true? Bíodh ~ agat, take that. Is leor ~, that’s enough. (b) (With copula understood) ~ mo scéal, that’s my story. ~ deireadh leis, that ends it. ~ a bhfuil le rá agam, that is all I have to say. ~ nó thit sé, or else he fell. ~ ~, that’s that. (c) (Followed by é, í, iad) ~ é an saol, such is life. ~ í an cailín agat! That’s the girl for you! ~ iad na Comaraigh, there are the Comeraghs. ~ (é) é, that is it. ~ agat é, that’s the way of it. (d) (With prep. or prep. phrase) Mar ~, like that, thus. Mar ~ de, in that case, therefore. Agus mar ~ de, and so on. Go dtí ~, up to that, until then. Ní raibh de ach ~, that’s all there was to it. Lit:Go ~, up to that point, until then. Iar ~, after that, thereupon. (e) (With 3 pers. poss. a. & noun) A mhac ~, that man’s son. Os a choinne ~, as against that. Lena dtaobh ~, as compared to those. (f) (With 3 sg. or pl. pers. pron.) Is é ~ an ceann is fearr, that is the best one. An í ~ d’iníon? Is that your daughter? Tá siad ~ déanach, those people are late. Cad é ~ duitse? What is that to you? Ní hé ~ dósan é, it is not so with him. (g) (With 3 pers. prep. pron.) Roimhe ~, before that. Faoi ~, by then. Leis ~, thereupon. Uaidh, as, ~ amach, from then on. (h) (With interr. prons. cé, cad, céard) Cé ~ chugainn? Who is that approaching us? Cad, céard, ~ atá sé a rá? What is that he is saying? (i) (With 3 pl. synthetic form of verb) Chuirfidís ~ olc ort, those people would incense you. (j) (Lenited in phrase ó shin) Fada ó shin, long ago. Bliain ó shin, a year ago. Riamh ó shin, ever since. 2. (a) (With article & noun) An fear ~, that man. An teach mór ~, that big house. An cnoc ~ os do chomhair, that hill in front of you. Ar an ábhar ~, for that reason. Ón lá ~ amach, from that day forth. An rud ~ nár shásaigh é, that thing that didn’t please him. (An) lá ~ na Binne Boirbe, on that (eventful) day of Benburb. (b) (With voc. case) A dhuine ~, my good fellow. (c) (Followed by pron. forms of ag) An áit ~ agamsa, that place of mine. An mac ~ agatsa, that son of yours. 3. (a) (With chomh and adj.) Chomh díreach ~, as straight as that. Ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh siad chomh daor ~, I didn’t know they were so dear. (b)~ amach iad, there they go out. ~ aníos an bóthar é, there he comes up the road. ~ mar a dúirt sé é, that is how he said it. (c) (In repetitive phrases) Tá sé fuar, tá (sé) ~, it is cold, so it is. Rachainn féin libh, rachainn ~, I would go with you myself, so I would.