Characteristic in Irish (Saintréith): Meaning

Q: What is the Irish for characteristic?

The Irish for characteristic is saintréith (pronounced “SAN-tray”). It’s a feminine noun and the plural is saintréithe.

Q: What is the plural of characteristic in Irish?

The plural of saintréith is saintréithe; with the article, na saintréithe means “the characteristics”. The genitive plural is saintréithe, as in tábhacht na saintréithe (the importance of the characteristics).

How to say “characteristic” in Irish

Irish:: saintréith
English:: characteristic
Word type:: noun
Gender:: feminine, second declension
Pronunciation:: “SAN-tray” /ˈsˠanʲtʲˌɾʲeː/

Various forms

Plural:: saintréithe (characteristics)
Genitive singular:: saintréithe, na saintréithe (e.g. tábhacht na saintréithe sin, the importance of that characteristic)
Genitive plural:: saintréithe, na saintréithe (e.g. tábhacht na saintréithe, the importance of the characteristics)

What does “saintréith” mean?

characteristic: A distinctive quality or feature that marks out a person or thing.Also: distinctive trait, feature, hallmark, attribute.

Other Irish words for characteristic: tréith (trait), tipiciúil (typical), tíopúil (typical)

“Saintréith” with the article

The plural of characteristic in Irish is saintréithe. Here is saintréith after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.

an tsaintréith

the characteristic

Feminine nouns take t before s after an

na saintréithe

the characteristics

Plural: no change after na

“Saintréith” in a sentence: Irish examples

Common Irish sentences using saintréith, the Irish word for characteristic.

Is saintréith den cheantar í an fháilte.

The welcome is a characteristic of the area.

Tá an tsaintréith sin le feiceáil ina chuid oibre.

That characteristic can be seen in his work.

Cad iad saintréithe an duine seo?

What are this person's characteristics?

Rinneamar cur síos ar shaintréithe an éisc.

We described the characteristics of the fish.

Is í an fhoighne mo shaintréith is fearr.

Patience is my best characteristic.

Tá saintréithe ar leith ag gach canúint.

Every dialect has its own distinctive features.

Is beag saintréith a roinneann siad le chéile.

They share few characteristics.

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Characteristic in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for characteristic?

The Irish for characteristic is saintréith (pronounced “SAN-tray”). It’s a feminine noun and the plural is saintréithe.

How do you pronounce saintréith in Irish?

Saintréith is said like “SAN-tray” (IPA /ˈsˠanʲtʲˌɾʲeː/).

What is the plural of characteristic in Irish?

The plural of saintréith is saintréithe; with the article, na saintréithe means “the characteristics”. The genitive plural is saintréithe, as in tábhacht na saintréithe (the importance of the characteristics).

Why does saintréith change to shaintréith?

After words like mo (my) and do (your) the first letter is lenited: mo shaintréith. After ár (our) it stays ár saintréith, because s does not take eclipsis.

How does 'saintréith' differ from 'tréith'?

'Tréith' is any trait or quality, while 'saintréith' adds the prefix 'sain-' (special, particular) and means a distinctive, defining characteristic.

Characteristic in Irish (Saintréith): Meaning, Pronunciation, Usage