HeyRuaHow to say “detailed” in Irish
- Irish:
- mionsonrach
- English:
- detailed
- Word type:
- adjective
- More detailed:
- níos mionsonraí
- Most detailed:
- is mionsonraí
- Plural:
- mionsonracha
- Pronunciation:
- “MIN-sun-rukh” /ˈmʲinˠsˠonˠɾˠəx/
What does “mionsonrach” mean?
- detailed
- Giving or containing many small facts and particulars.Also: in detail, thorough, particular, minute.
Other Irish adjectives for detailed: mionaideach (detailed)
“Mionsonrach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is mionsonrach after plean (plan, masculine), after scéim (scheme, 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: scéim mhionsonrach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: plean mionsonrach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, mionsonracha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: scéimeanna mionsonracha.
More detailed, most detailed, very detailed
Tá an dara léarscáil níos mionsonraí ná an chéad cheann. The second map is more detailed than the first one.
| more detailed | níos mionsonraí | in the past tense: ní ba mhionsonraí |
|---|---|---|
| most detailed | is mionsonraí | in the past tense: ba mhionsonraí |
| as detailed as | chomh mionsonrach le | no change after chomh |
| very detailed | an-mhionsonrach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too detailed | rómhionsonrach | ró- lenites |
“Mionsonrach” 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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Detailed in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for detailed?
The Irish for detailed is mionsonrach (pronounced “MIN-sun-rukh”). It comes after the noun: plean mionsonrach, a detailed plan; scéim mhionsonrach, a detailed scheme.
How do you say more detailed and most detailed in Irish?
níos mionsonraí is more detailed and is mionsonraí is most detailed. In the past tense they become ní ba mhionsonraí and ba mhionsonraí.
Why does mionsonrach become mhionsonrach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So scéim mhionsonrach (a detailed scheme) but plean mionsonrach (a detailed plan), because plean is masculine.
What is the plural of mionsonrach?
With a plural noun mionsonrach becomes mionsonracha: pleananna mionsonracha, scéimeanna mionsonracha.
How do you say very detailed in Irish?
an-mhionsonrach. Too detailed is rómhionsonrach, and as detailed as is chomh mionsonrach le.
What noun is 'mionsonrach' related to?
It comes from 'mionsonraí', meaning details, as in 'na mionsonraí go léir', all the details.
