HeyRuaHow to say “damaging” in Irish
- Irish:
- damáisteach
- English:
- damaging
- Word type:
- adjective
- More damaging:
- níos damáistí
- Most damaging:
- is damáistí
- Plural:
- damáisteacha
- Pronunciation:
- “da-MAWSH-tchuch” /ˈd̪ˠamˠaːʃtʲəx/
What does “damáisteach” mean?
- damaging
- Causing damage or harm to something.Also: harmful, injurious, destructive.
“Damáisteach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is damáisteach after tionchar (influence, masculine), after stoirm (storm, 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: stoirm dhamáisteach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: tionchar damáisteach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, damáisteacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: tionchair dhamáisteacha; after other plurals it does not: stoirmeacha damáisteacha.
More damaging, most damaging, very damaging
Bhí an dara tuarascáil níos damáistí ná an chéad cheann. The second report was more damaging than the first one.
| more damaging | níos damáistí | in the past tense: ní ba dhamáistí |
|---|---|---|
| most damaging | is damáistí | in the past tense: ba dhamáistí |
| as damaging as | chomh damáisteach le | no change after chomh |
| very damaging | an-damáisteach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too damaging | ródhamáisteach | ró- lenites |
“Damáisteach” 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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Damaging in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for damaging?
The Irish for damaging is damáisteach (pronounced “da-MAWSH-tchuch”). It comes after the noun: tionchar damáisteach, a damaging influence; stoirm dhamáisteach, a damaging storm.
How do you say more damaging and most damaging in Irish?
níos damáistí is more damaging and is damáistí is most damaging. In the past tense they become ní ba dhamáistí and ba dhamáistí.
Why does damáisteach become dhamáisteach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So stoirm dhamáisteach (a damaging storm) but tionchar damáisteach (a damaging influence), because tionchar is masculine.
What is the plural of damáisteach?
With a plural noun damáisteach becomes damáisteacha: tionchair dhamáisteacha, stoirmeacha damáisteacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very damaging in Irish?
an-damáisteach. Too damaging is ródhamáisteach, and as damaging as is chomh damáisteach le.
Which preposition goes with damáisteach?
Use do to say what it harms: damáisteach don timpeallacht, damaging to the environment.
