HeyRuaHow to say “cheerful” in Irish
- Irish:
- somheanmnach
- English:
- cheerful
- Word type:
- adjective
- More cheerful:
- níos somheanmnaí
- Most cheerful:
- is somheanmnaí
- Plural:
- somheanmnacha
- Pronunciation:
- “SUH-van-uh-nukh” /ˈsˠɔvʲanˠəmˠnˠəx/
What does “somheanmnach” mean?
- cheerful
- In good spirits and full of hope and energy.Also: high-spirited, in good spirits, optimistic, buoyant.
Other Irish adjectives for cheerful: gealgháireach (cheerful), spleodrach (exuberant), soilbhir (cheerful)
“Somheanmnach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is somheanmnach after fear (man, masculine), after girseach (girl, 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: girseach shomheanmnach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear somheanmnach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, somheanmnacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir shomheanmnacha; after other plurals it does not: girseacha somheanmnacha.
More cheerful, most cheerful, very cheerful
Tá sí níos somheanmnaí inniu ná inné. She is more cheerful today than yesterday.
| more cheerful | níos somheanmnaí | in the past tense: ní ba shomheanmnaí |
|---|---|---|
| most cheerful | is somheanmnaí | in the past tense: ba shomheanmnaí |
| as cheerful as | chomh somheanmnach le | no change after chomh |
| very cheerful | an-somheanmnach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too cheerful | róshomheanmnach | ró- lenites |
“Somheanmnach” 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.
Cheerful in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for cheerful?
The Irish for cheerful is somheanmnach (pronounced “SUH-van-uh-nukh”). It comes after the noun: fear somheanmnach, a cheerful man; girseach shomheanmnach, a cheerful girl.
How do you say more cheerful and most cheerful in Irish?
níos somheanmnaí is more cheerful and is somheanmnaí is most cheerful. In the past tense they become ní ba shomheanmnaí and ba shomheanmnaí.
Why does somheanmnach become shomheanmnach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So girseach shomheanmnach (a cheerful girl) but fear somheanmnach (a cheerful man), because fear is masculine.
What is the plural of somheanmnach?
With a plural noun somheanmnach becomes somheanmnacha: fir shomheanmnacha, girseacha somheanmnacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very cheerful in Irish?
an-somheanmnach. Too cheerful is róshomheanmnach, and as cheerful as is chomh somheanmnach le.
What is the opposite of 'somheanmnach'?
The opposite is 'dímheanmnach' (dispirited, downhearted). Both come from 'meanma', meaning spirit or morale.
