HeyRuaHow to say “cutaneous” in Irish
- Irish:
- cneasach
- English:
- cutaneous
- Word type:
- adjective
- More cutaneous:
- níos cneasaí
- Most cutaneous:
- is cneasaí
- Plural:
- cneasacha
- Pronunciation:
- “KNASS-ukh” /ˈkɲasˠəx/
What does “cneasach” mean?
- cutaneous
- Relating to or affecting the skin.Also: of the skin, skin, dermal.
“Cneasach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is cneasach after galar (disease, masculine), after bean (woman, 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: bean chneasach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: galar cneasach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, cneasacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: galair chneasacha; after other plurals it does not: mná cneasacha.
More cutaneous, most cutaneous, very cutaneous
Tá an tinneas seo níos cneasaí ná an ceann eile. This illness affects the skin more than the other one.
| more cutaneous | níos cneasaí | in the past tense: ní ba chneasaí |
|---|---|---|
| most cutaneous | is cneasaí | in the past tense: ba chneasaí |
| as cutaneous as | chomh cneasach le | no change after chomh |
| very cutaneous | an-chneasach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too cutaneous | róchneasach | ró- lenites |
“Cneasach” 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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Cutaneous in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for cutaneous?
The Irish for cutaneous is cneasach (pronounced “KNASS-ukh”). It comes after the noun: galar cneasach, a cutaneous disease; bean chneasach, a cutaneous woman.
How do you say more cutaneous and most cutaneous in Irish?
níos cneasaí is more cutaneous and is cneasaí is most cutaneous. In the past tense they become ní ba chneasaí and ba chneasaí.
Why does cneasach become chneasach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean chneasach (a cutaneous woman) but galar cneasach (a cutaneous disease), because galar is masculine.
What is the plural of cneasach?
With a plural noun cneasach becomes cneasacha: galair chneasacha, mná cneasacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very cutaneous in Irish?
an-chneasach. Too cutaneous is róchneasach, and as cutaneous as is chomh cneasach le.
Which noun is 'cneasach' related to?
It comes from 'cneas', meaning skin, so 'cneasach' means of or relating to the skin, as in 'galar cneasach'.
