HeyRuaHow to say “acceptable” in Irish
- Irish:
- so-ghlactha
- English:
- acceptable, receptive
- Word type:
- adjective
- More acceptable:
- níos so-ghlactha
- Most acceptable:
- is so-ghlactha
- Pronunciation:
- “so-GHLAK-ha” /ˈsˠɔˌɣlˠakˠhə/
What does “so-ghlactha” mean?
“So-ghlactha” has two alternative meanings. The most common comes first.
- acceptable
- Easy to accept or agreeable enough to be accepted.Also: admissible, agreeable, palatable.
1 other meaning: receptive
- 2receptive
- Easily taken in or absorbed, readily receivable.Also: easily absorbed, receivable.
Other Irish adjectives for acceptable: inghlactha (acceptable)
“So-ghlactha” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is so-ghlactha after réiteach (solution, masculine), after tuairim (opinion, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
After a feminine noun the adjective gets a séimhiú, an h after its first letter: tuairim sho-ghlactha. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: réiteach so-ghlactha.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, so-ghlactha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: réitigh sho-ghlactha; after other plurals it does not: tuairimí so-ghlactha.
More acceptable, most acceptable, very acceptable
Bhí an dara plean níos so-ghlactha ná an chéad cheann. The second plan was more acceptable than the first.
| more acceptable | níos so-ghlactha | in the past tense: ní ba sho-ghlactha |
|---|---|---|
| most acceptable | is so-ghlactha | in the past tense: ba sho-ghlactha |
| as acceptable as | chomh so-ghlactha le | no change after chomh |
| very acceptable | an-so-ghlactha | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too acceptable | rósho-ghlactha | ró- lenites |
“So-ghlactha” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
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Acceptable in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for acceptable?
The Irish for acceptable is so-ghlactha (pronounced “so-GHLAK-ha”). It comes after the noun: réiteach so-ghlactha, an acceptable solution; tuairim sho-ghlactha, an acceptable opinion.
How do you say more acceptable and most acceptable in Irish?
níos so-ghlactha is more acceptable and is so-ghlactha is most acceptable. In the past tense they become ní ba sho-ghlactha and ba sho-ghlactha.
Why does so-ghlactha become sho-ghlactha?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So tuairim sho-ghlactha (an acceptable opinion) but réiteach so-ghlactha (an acceptable solution), because réiteach is masculine.
How do you say very acceptable in Irish?
an-so-ghlactha. Too acceptable is rósho-ghlactha, and as acceptable as is chomh so-ghlactha le.
Does so-ghlactha have more than one meaning?
Yes. So-ghlactha can mean acceptable or receptive, depending on context; the first is the most common.
What is the difference between so-ghlactha and inghlactha?
Both can mean acceptable; inghlactha is the more common everyday word, while so-ghlactha stresses that something is easy to accept. The opposite is do-ghlactha, unacceptable.
