HeyRuaHow to say “acute-angled” in Irish
- Irish:
- géaruilleach
- English:
- acute-angled
- Word type:
- adjective
- More acute-angled:
- níos géaruillí
- Most acute-angled:
- is géaruillí
- Plural:
- géaruilleacha
- Pronunciation:
- “GAYR-il-yokh” /ˈɡʲeːɾˌɪlʲəx/
What does “géaruilleach” mean?
- acute-angled
- Describes a shape, especially a triangle, whose angles are all less than ninety degrees.Also: acute angled, acute, sharp-angled.
“Géaruilleach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is géaruilleach after triantán (triangle, masculine), after cearnóg (square, 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: cearnóg ghéaruilleach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: triantán géaruilleach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, géaruilleacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: triantáin ghéaruilleacha; after other plurals it does not: cearnóga géaruilleacha.
More acute-angled, most acute-angled, very acute-angled
Tá an triantán seo níos géaruillí ná an ceann eile. This triangle is more sharply angled than the other one.
| more acute-angled | níos géaruillí | in the past tense: ní ba ghéaruillí |
|---|---|---|
| most acute-angled | is géaruillí | in the past tense: ba ghéaruillí |
| as acute-angled as | chomh géaruilleach le | no change after chomh |
| very acute-angled | an-ghéaruilleach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too acute-angled | róghéaruilleach | ró- lenites |
“Géaruilleach” 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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Acute-angled in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for acute-angled?
The Irish for acute-angled is géaruilleach (pronounced “GAYR-il-yokh”). It comes after the noun: triantán géaruilleach, an acute-angled triangle; cearnóg ghéaruilleach, an acute-angled square.
How do you say more acute-angled and most acute-angled in Irish?
níos géaruillí is more acute-angled and is géaruillí is most acute-angled. In the past tense they become ní ba ghéaruillí and ba ghéaruillí.
Why does géaruilleach become ghéaruilleach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So cearnóg ghéaruilleach (an acute-angled square) but triantán géaruilleach (an acute-angled triangle), because triantán is masculine.
What is the plural of géaruilleach?
With a plural noun géaruilleach becomes géaruilleacha: triantáin ghéaruilleacha, cearnóga géaruilleacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very acute-angled in Irish?
an-ghéaruilleach. Too acute-angled is róghéaruilleach, and as acute-angled as is chomh géaruilleach le.
What is the opposite of 'géaruilleach'?
An obtuse-angled triangle is 'triantán maoluilleach', and a right-angled one is 'triantán dronuilleach'.
