HeyRuaHow to say “biographical” in Irish
- Irish:
- beathaisnéiseach
- English:
- biographical
- Word type:
- adjective
- More biographical:
- níos beathaisnéisí
- Most biographical:
- is beathaisnéisí
- Plural:
- beathaisnéiseacha
- Pronunciation:
- “BAH-hash-nay-shukh” /bʲahəʃnʲeːʃəx/
What does “beathaisnéiseach” mean?
- biographical
- Relating to the story of a person's life or to biography.Also: biographic, about a person's life.
“Beathaisnéiseach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is beathaisnéiseach after saothar (work, masculine), after aiste (essay, 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: aiste bheathaisnéiseach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: saothar beathaisnéiseach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, beathaisnéiseacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: saothair bheathaisnéiseacha; after other plurals it does not: aistí beathaisnéiseacha.
More biographical, most biographical, very biographical
Tá an dara leabhar níos beathaisnéisí ná an chéad cheann. The second book is more biographical than the first.
| more biographical | níos beathaisnéisí | in the past tense: ní ba bheathaisnéisí |
|---|---|---|
| most biographical | is beathaisnéisí | in the past tense: ba bheathaisnéisí |
| as biographical as | chomh beathaisnéiseach le | no change after chomh |
| very biographical | an-bheathaisnéiseach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too biographical | róbheathaisnéiseach | ró- lenites |
“Beathaisnéiseach” 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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Biographical in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for biographical?
The Irish for biographical is beathaisnéiseach (pronounced “BAH-hash-nay-shukh”). It comes after the noun: saothar beathaisnéiseach, biographical work; aiste bheathaisnéiseach, a biographical essay.
How do you say more biographical and most biographical in Irish?
níos beathaisnéisí is more biographical and is beathaisnéisí is most biographical. In the past tense they become ní ba bheathaisnéisí and ba bheathaisnéisí.
Why does beathaisnéiseach become bheathaisnéiseach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So aiste bheathaisnéiseach (a biographical essay) but saothar beathaisnéiseach (biographical work), because saothar is masculine.
What is the plural of beathaisnéiseach?
With a plural noun beathaisnéiseach becomes beathaisnéiseacha: saothair bheathaisnéiseacha, aistí beathaisnéiseacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very biographical in Irish?
an-bheathaisnéiseach. Too biographical is róbheathaisnéiseach, and as biographical as is chomh beathaisnéiseach le.
What is the noun related to 'beathaisnéiseach'?
The noun is 'beathaisnéis', a biography, and 'dírbheathaisnéis' is an autobiography, giving the adjective 'dírbheathaisnéiseach'.
