Coalfield in Irish (Gualcheantar): Meaning

Q: What is the Irish for coalfield?

The Irish for coalfield is gualcheantar (pronounced “GOO-ul-hyan-tur”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is gualcheantair.

Q: What is the plural of coalfield in Irish?

The plural of gualcheantar is gualcheantair; with the article, na gualcheantair means “the coalfields”. The genitive plural is gualcheantar, as in léarscáil na ngualcheantar (the map of the coalfields).

How to say “coalfield” in Irish

Irish:: gualcheantar
English:: coalfield
Word type:: noun
Gender:: masculine, first declension
Pronunciation:: “GOO-ul-hyan-tur” /ˈɡuəlˌçan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Various forms

Plural:: gualcheantair (coalfields)
Genitive singular:: gualcheantair, an ghualcheantair (e.g. muintir an ghualcheantair, the people of the coalfield)
Genitive plural:: gualcheantar, na ngualcheantar (e.g. léarscáil na ngualcheantar, the map of the coalfields)

What does “gualcheantar” mean?

coalfield: An area or region where coal is found and mined.Also: coal district, coal-mining area, coal region.

“Gualcheantar” with the article

The plural of coalfield in Irish is gualcheantair. Here is gualcheantar after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.

an gualcheantar

the coalfield

No change after an

na gualcheantair

the coalfields

Plural: no change after na

“Gualcheantar” in a sentence: Irish examples

Common Irish sentences using gualcheantar, the Irish word for coalfield.

Is gualcheantar mór é an ceantar seo.

This area is a large coalfield.

Dúnadh na mianaigh sa ghualcheantar blianta ó shin.

The mines in the coalfield closed years ago.

Bhí m'athair ag obair i ngualcheantar sa Bhreatain Bheag.

My father worked in a coalfield in Wales.

Tá gualcheantair thábhachtacha sa Ghearmáin.

There are important coalfields in Germany.

Tháinig meath ar mhuintir an ghualcheantair.

The people of the coalfield fell on hard times.

Aimsíodh an gualcheantar sin sa naoú haois déag.

That coalfield was discovered in the nineteenth century.

Léigh mé leabhar faoi stair na ngualcheantar.

I read a book about the history of the coalfields.

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Coalfield in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for coalfield?

The Irish for coalfield is gualcheantar (pronounced “GOO-ul-hyan-tur”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is gualcheantair.

How do you pronounce gualcheantar in Irish?

Gualcheantar is said like “GOO-ul-hyan-tur” (IPA /ˈɡuəlˌçan̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/).

What is the plural of coalfield in Irish?

The plural of gualcheantar is gualcheantair; with the article, na gualcheantair means “the coalfields”. The genitive plural is gualcheantar, as in léarscáil na ngualcheantar (the map of the coalfields).

Why does gualcheantar change to ghualcheantar or ngualcheantar?

Irish changes the start of some words after certain words. After mo (my) gualcheantar becomes mo ghualcheantar (lenition), and after ár (our) or i (in) it becomes ár ngualcheantar (eclipsis).

How is 'gualcheantar' formed?

It is a compound of 'gual' (coal) and 'ceantar' (district), with the second element lenited: 'gualcheantar'.

Coalfield in Irish (Gualcheantar): Meaning, Pronunciation, Usage