HeyRuaHow to say “dishonest” in Irish
- Irish:
- mímhacánta
- English:
- dishonest
- Word type:
- adjective
- More dishonest:
- níos mímhacánta
- Most dishonest:
- is mímhacánta
- Pronunciation:
- “MEE-vak-awn-ta” /ˈmʲiːwakaːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
What does “mímhacánta” mean?
- dishonest
- Not honest; willing to lie, cheat or deceive.Also: deceitful, untruthful, crooked.
Other Irish adjectives for dishonest: míchneasta (dishonest), mí-ionraic (dishonest)
“Mímhacánta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is mímhacánta after polaiteoir (politician, 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 mhímhacánta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: polaiteoir mímhacánta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, mímhacánta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: mná mímhacánta.
More dishonest, most dishonest, very dishonest
Tá sé níos mímhacánta ná a dheartháir. He is more dishonest than his brother.
| more dishonest | níos mímhacánta | in the past tense: ní ba mhímhacánta |
|---|---|---|
| most dishonest | is mímhacánta | in the past tense: ba mhímhacánta |
| as dishonest as | chomh mímhacánta le | no change after chomh |
| very dishonest | an-mhímhacánta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too dishonest | rómhímhacánta | ró- lenites |
“Mímhacánta” 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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Dishonest in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for dishonest?
The Irish for dishonest is mímhacánta (pronounced “MEE-vak-awn-ta”). It comes after the noun: polaiteoir mímhacánta, a dishonest politician; bean mhímhacánta, a dishonest woman.
How do you say more dishonest and most dishonest in Irish?
níos mímhacánta is more dishonest and is mímhacánta is most dishonest. In the past tense they become ní ba mhímhacánta and ba mhímhacánta.
Why does mímhacánta become mhímhacánta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean mhímhacánta (a dishonest woman) but polaiteoir mímhacánta (a dishonest politician), because polaiteoir is masculine.
How do you say very dishonest in Irish?
an-mhímhacánta. Too dishonest is rómhímhacánta, and as dishonest as is chomh mímhacánta le.
What is the opposite of mímhacánta?
The opposite is macánta, meaning honest; mímhacánta is formed by adding the negative prefix mí-, which lenites the following consonant.
