HeyRuaHow to say “dizzy” in Irish
- Irish:
- míobhánach
- English:
- dizzy
- Word type:
- adjective
- Dizzier:
- níos míobhánaí
- Dizziest:
- is míobhánaí
- Plural:
- míobhánacha
- Pronunciation:
- “MEE-oo-waw-nukh” /ˈmʲiːwaːnəx/
What does “míobhánach” mean?
- dizzy
- Feeling that your head is spinning and you might lose your balance.Also: giddy, light-headed, vertiginous.
Other Irish adjectives for dizzy: meadhránach (dizzy)
“Míobhánach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is míobhánach after fear (man, 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 mhíobhánach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear míobhánach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, míobhánacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir mhíobhánacha; after other plurals it does not: mná míobhánacha.
Dizzier, dizziest, very dizzy
Bhí mé níos míobhánaí ná riamh ar an mbád. I was dizzier than ever on the boat.
| dizzier | níos míobhánaí | in the past tense: ní ba mhíobhánaí |
|---|---|---|
| dizziest | is míobhánaí | in the past tense: ba mhíobhánaí |
| as dizzy as | chomh míobhánach le | no change after chomh |
| very dizzy | an-mhíobhánach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too dizzy | rómhíobhánach | ró- lenites |
“Míobhánach” 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.
Dizzy in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for dizzy?
The Irish for dizzy is míobhánach (pronounced “MEE-oo-waw-nukh”). It comes after the noun: fear míobhánach, a dizzy man; bean mhíobhánach, a dizzy woman.
How do you say dizzier and dizziest in Irish?
níos míobhánaí is dizzier and is míobhánaí is dizziest. In the past tense they become ní ba mhíobhánaí and ba mhíobhánaí.
Why does míobhánach become mhíobhánach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean mhíobhánach (a dizzy woman) but fear míobhánach (a dizzy man), because fear is masculine.
What is the plural of míobhánach?
With a plural noun míobhánach becomes míobhánacha: fir mhíobhánacha, mná míobhánacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very dizzy in Irish?
an-mhíobhánach. Too dizzy is rómhíobhánach, and as dizzy as is chomh míobhánach le.
Is there another common word for dizzy?
Yes, 'meadhránach' also means dizzy, and you can say 'tá meadhrán orm' for 'I feel dizzy'. The noun for 'míobhánach' is 'míobhán', as in 'tá míobhán orm'.
