HeyRuaHow to say “bad-tempered” in Irish
- Irish:
- confach
- English:
- bad-tempered, furious, rabid, ravenous
- Word type:
- adjective
- More bad-tempered:
- níos confaí
- Most bad-tempered:
- is confaí
- Plural:
- confacha
- Pronunciation:
- “KUN-uh-fukh” /ˈkɔnˠəfˠəx/
What does “confach” mean?
“Confach” has four alternative meanings. The most common comes first.
- bad-tempered
- Easily angered, cross and irritable.Also: irritable, cranky, cross, grumpy, irascible.
3 other meanings: furious or rabid or ravenous
- 2furious
- Raging with violent anger.Also: raging, enraged, wild.
- 3rabid
- Suffering from rabies, as a mad dog does.Also: mad.
- 4ravenous
- Extremely hungry and greedy for food.Also: famished, voracious.
“Confach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is confach after madra (dog, masculine), after bó (cow, 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: bó chonfach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: madra confach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, confacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: ba confacha.
More bad-tempered, most bad-tempered, very bad-tempered
Tá sé níos confaí ná a dheartháir. He is more bad-tempered than his brother.
| more bad-tempered | níos confaí | in the past tense: ní ba chonfaí |
|---|---|---|
| most bad-tempered | is confaí | in the past tense: ba chonfaí |
| as bad-tempered as | chomh confach le | no change after chomh |
| very bad-tempered | an-chonfach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too bad-tempered | róchonfach | ró- lenites |
“Confach” 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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Bad-tempered in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for bad-tempered?
The Irish for bad-tempered is confach (pronounced “KUN-uh-fukh”). It comes after the noun: madra confach, a bad-tempered dog; bó chonfach, a bad-tempered cow.
How do you say more bad-tempered and most bad-tempered in Irish?
níos confaí is more bad-tempered and is confaí is most bad-tempered. In the past tense they become ní ba chonfaí and ba chonfaí.
Why does confach become chonfach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bó chonfach (a bad-tempered cow) but madra confach (a bad-tempered dog), because madra is masculine.
What is the plural of confach?
With a plural noun confach becomes confacha: madraí confacha, ba confacha.
How do you say very bad-tempered in Irish?
an-chonfach. Too bad-tempered is róchonfach, and as bad-tempered as is chomh confach le.
Does confach have more than one meaning?
Yes. Confach can mean bad-tempered, furious, rabid or ravenous, depending on context; the first is the most common.
What noun is confach related to?
It comes from 'confadh', which means rage, fury or rabies, so 'tá confadh air' means he is furious.
