HeyRuaHow to say “disyllabic” in Irish
- Irish:
- déshiollach
- English:
- disyllabic
- Word type:
- adjective
- More disyllabic:
- níos déshiollaí
- Most disyllabic:
- is déshiollaí
- Plural:
- déshiollacha
- Pronunciation:
- “DAY-hyul-ukh” /ˈdʲeːˌhʊləx/
What does “déshiollach” mean?
- disyllabic
- Having two syllables.Also: two-syllable, bisyllabic, dissyllabic.
“Déshiollach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is déshiollach after focal (word, masculine), after réimír (prefix, 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: réimír dhéshiollach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: focal déshiollach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, déshiollacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: focail dhéshiollacha; after other plurals it does not: réimíreanna déshiollacha.
More disyllabic, most disyllabic, very disyllabic
Níl aon fhocal níos déshiollaí ná sin. No word is more clearly two-syllabled than that.
| more disyllabic | níos déshiollaí | in the past tense: ní ba dhéshiollaí |
|---|---|---|
| most disyllabic | is déshiollaí | in the past tense: ba dhéshiollaí |
| as disyllabic as | chomh déshiollach le | no change after chomh |
| very disyllabic | an-déshiollach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too disyllabic | ródhéshiollach | ró- lenites |
“Déshiollach” 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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Disyllabic in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for disyllabic?
The Irish for disyllabic is déshiollach (pronounced “DAY-hyul-ukh”). It comes after the noun: focal déshiollach, a disyllabic word; réimír dhéshiollach, a disyllabic prefix.
How do you say more disyllabic and most disyllabic in Irish?
níos déshiollaí is more disyllabic and is déshiollaí is most disyllabic. In the past tense they become ní ba dhéshiollaí and ba dhéshiollaí.
Why does déshiollach become dhéshiollach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So réimír dhéshiollach (a disyllabic prefix) but focal déshiollach (a disyllabic word), because focal is masculine.
What is the plural of déshiollach?
With a plural noun déshiollach becomes déshiollacha: focail dhéshiollacha, réimíreanna déshiollacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very disyllabic in Irish?
an-déshiollach. Too disyllabic is ródhéshiollach, and as disyllabic as is chomh déshiollach le.
What is the word for a one-syllable word?
A one-syllable word is "focal aonsiollach", and a word of many syllables is "focal ilsiollach".
