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seinn /ʃeiNʲ/

gn. ag. seinn

1 sing! 2 play! (a musical instrument)

seinn /ʃeiNʲ ~ ʃeNʲə/

boir. gin. -e

(act of) singing

tha mi a' brath air seinn
I think I might just sing

tha Calum a' butaigeadh air seinn
Calum is intending to sing, Calum intends to sing

chaidh sparradh air Màiri seinn
Màiri was made/forced to sing

ciamar a tha a' dol dhut aig an t-seinn?
how are you getting on with the singing?

bha mi a' ciallachadh ri seinn
I meant to sing, I was meaning to sing

sing Calum's praises!

tapaidh air seinn
good at singing

cliù gu seinn
famous/famed for singing

tha mi a' sìor-fhàs math air an t-seinn
I'm getting better and better at the singing, my singing is continuously improving

seinn an t-òran air ais
start singing the song again!

diùlt seinn a-muigh is a-mach
strictly refuse to sing, refuse point-blank to sing!

pìob-sheinn
boir. gin. -a-seinn, iol. -an-seinn

bagpipe

sìn air seinn
commence with singing, start singing, begin to sing!

dòigh-sheinn
boir. gin. -ea-seinn, iol. -ean-seinn

way of singing

you're nothing but hot air, all talk and no action (fig.)

buailteach air seinn
apt/inclined to sing

dèan móran togail ri seinn
get/gain much pleasure from singing!

eun-seinn
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. eòin-sheinn

songbird

gus an robh e deònach seinn
until he was willing to sing

iarr air Calum seinn
ask Calum to sing!

Toraidhean Dwelly
seinn pr pt a' seinn, va & n. Sing, chant, carol. 2 Play on an instrument. 3 Ring...an còrr
seinn -e, sf Singing, act of singing. 2 Act of playing upon a musical instrument. 3 Ringing, act of...an còrr
caol caoile, a Small, slender, thin, lean, lank, attenuated, narrow. 2** Shrill-toned. Dh' fhighin...an còrr
luchd s. People, folks, company. Used instead of fir, when the reference may be to women as ...an còrr
mall -aille, a. Slow, moving slowly. 2 Lazy. 3 Not forward. 4 Calm, placid. 5 Tardy, late. 6 Weak,...an còrr
réiste Therefore, then. Is beag an t-ioghnadh a réiste ged robh teangaidh do bheòil-sa a' seinn gu b...an còrr
seinneadair Irish inflection of seinn.
seinneam 1^st sing imp. of seinn. Let me sing.
seinnear ** fut pass of seinn. Shall be sung.
seinnibh 2^nd per. pl imp. of seinn.
tàrr for tarraing — Dàin I. Ghobha. 2 for tàr or tàir. Cha tàrr (tàir) mi an seinn — Duanaire, ...an còrr

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