HeyRuaHow to say “believable” in Irish
- Irish:
- sochreidte
- English:
- believable
- Word type:
- adjective
- More believable:
- níos sochreidte
- Most believable:
- is sochreidte
- Pronunciation:
- “SUH-hred-cha” /ˈsˠɔˌçɾʲɛtʲə/
What does “sochreidte” mean?
- believable
- Easy to believe; seeming likely to be true.Also: credible, plausible, convincing.
Other Irish adjectives for believable: inchreidte (credible)
“Sochreidte” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is sochreidte after scéal (story, 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 shochreidte. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: scéal sochreidte.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, sochreidte. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: tuairimí sochreidte.
More believable, most believable, very believable
Bhí a leagan féin níos sochreidte ná mo cheannsa. His own version was more believable than mine.
| more believable | níos sochreidte | in the past tense: ní ba shochreidte |
|---|---|---|
| most believable | is sochreidte | in the past tense: ba shochreidte |
| as believable as | chomh sochreidte le | no change after chomh |
| very believable | an-sochreidte | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too believable | róshochreidte | ró- lenites |
“Sochreidte” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Believable in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for believable?
The Irish for believable is sochreidte (pronounced “SUH-hred-cha”). It comes after the noun: scéal sochreidte, a believable story; tuairim shochreidte, a believable opinion.
How do you say more believable and most believable in Irish?
níos sochreidte is more believable and is sochreidte is most believable. In the past tense they become ní ba shochreidte and ba shochreidte.
Why does sochreidte become shochreidte?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So tuairim shochreidte (a believable opinion) but scéal sochreidte (a believable story), because scéal is masculine.
How do you say very believable in Irish?
an-sochreidte. Too believable is róshochreidte, and as believable as is chomh sochreidte le.
What is the opposite of 'sochreidte'?
The opposite is 'dochreidte', meaning unbelievable or incredible, as in 'Is scéal dochreidte é'. The prefixes 'so-' (easy) and 'do-' (hard) form many such pairs.
Is 'sochreidte' the same as 'inchreidte'?
They are very close: 'inchreidte' means credible or able to be believed, while 'sochreidte' stresses that something is easy to believe.
