HeyRuaHow to say “disrespectful” in Irish
- Irish:
- dímheasúil
- English:
- disrespectful
- Word type:
- adjective
- More disrespectful:
- níos dímheasúla
- Most disrespectful:
- is dímheasúla
- Plural:
- dímheasúla
- Pronunciation:
- “DEE-vass-ool” /ˈdʲiːvʲasuːlʲ/
What does “dímheasúil” mean?
- disrespectful
- Showing a lack of respect or contempt for someone or something.Also: contemptuous, scornful, disparaging, derogatory.
Other Irish adjectives for disrespectful: mí-urramach (disrespectful)
“Dímheasúil” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is dímheasúil after freagra (answer, masculine), after tuairim (opinion, 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: tuairim dhímheasúil. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: freagra dímheasúil.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, dímheasúla. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: tuairimí dímheasúla.
More disrespectful, most disrespectful, very disrespectful
Bhí sé níos dímheasúla ná a dheartháir. He was more disrespectful than his brother.
| more disrespectful | níos dímheasúla | in the past tense: ní ba dhímheasúla |
|---|---|---|
| most disrespectful | is dímheasúla | in the past tense: ba dhímheasúla |
| as disrespectful as | chomh dímheasúil le | no change after chomh |
| very disrespectful | an-dímheasúil | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too disrespectful | ródhímheasúil | ró- lenites |
“Dímheasúil” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Disrespectful in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for disrespectful?
The Irish for disrespectful is dímheasúil (pronounced “DEE-vass-ool”). It comes after the noun: freagra dímheasúil, a disrespectful answer; tuairim dhímheasúil, a disrespectful opinion.
How do you say more disrespectful and most disrespectful in Irish?
níos dímheasúla is more disrespectful and is dímheasúla is most disrespectful. In the past tense they become ní ba dhímheasúla and ba dhímheasúla.
Why does dímheasúil become dhímheasúil?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So tuairim dhímheasúil (a disrespectful opinion) but freagra dímheasúil (a disrespectful answer), because freagra is masculine.
What is the plural of dímheasúil?
With a plural noun dímheasúil becomes dímheasúla: freagraí dímheasúla, tuairimí dímheasúla.
How do you say very disrespectful in Irish?
an-dímheasúil. Too disrespectful is ródhímheasúil, and as disrespectful as is chomh dímheasúil le.
Which preposition follows 'dímheasúil'?
Use 'le' or 'ar' for the person: 'Bhí sé dímheasúil liom' means he was disrespectful to me. The related noun is 'dímheas', as in 'dímheas a thabhairt do dhuine'.
What is the opposite of 'dímheasúil'?
The opposite is 'measúil', meaning respectful or respectable, or 'urramach', meaning reverent.
