Exhalation in Irish (Easanálú): Meaning & Pronunciation

Q: What is the Irish for exhalation?

The Irish for exhalation is easanálú (pronounced “AS-uh-naw-loo”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is easanáluithe.

Q: What is the plural of exhalation in Irish?

The plural of easanálú is easanáluithe; with the article, na heasanáluithe means “the exhalations”. The genitive plural is easanáluithe, as in ráta na n-easanáluithe (the rate of exhalations).

How to say “exhalation” in Irish

Irish:: easanálú
English:: exhalation
Word type:: noun (verbal noun)
Verbal noun of:: easanálaigh, to exhale (ag easanálú, exhaling)
Gender:: masculine
Pronunciation:: “AS-uh-naw-loo” /ˈasˠənˠaːlˠuː/

Various forms

Plural:: easanáluithe (exhalations)
Genitive singular:: easanálaithe, an easanálaithe (e.g. ráta an easanálaithe, rate of exhalation)
Genitive plural:: easanáluithe, na n-easanáluithe (e.g. ráta na n-easanáluithe, the rate of exhalations)

What does “easanálú” mean?

exhalation: The act of breathing out; it is the verbal noun of the verb 'easanálaigh' (exhale).Also: breathing out, exhaling, expiration.

“Easanálú” as a verbal noun

After ag, easanálú means exhaling: it is the verbal noun of the verb easanálaigh (to exhale). A noun that follows it goes into the genitive.

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easanálúverbal noun

ag easanálúexhaling

“Easanálú” with the article

The plural of exhalation in Irish is easanáluithe. Here is easanálú after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.

an t-easanálú

the exhalation

Masculine nouns take t before a vowel after an

na heasanáluithe

the exhalations

Plural: na adds h before a vowel

“Easanálú” in a sentence: Irish examples

Common Irish sentences using easanálú, the Irish word for exhalation.

Tá an t-easanálú chomh tábhachtach leis an ionanálú.

Breathing out is as important as breathing in.

Bíonn easanálú mall maith le haghaidh scíthe.

Slow exhalation is good for relaxation.

Comhair go ceathair le linn an easanálaithe.

Count to four while you breathe out.

Rinne sí trí easanálú fhada roimh an rás.

She did three long exhalations before the race.

Bhí pian ina bhrollach le linn an easanálaithe.

He had pain in his chest when breathing out.

Tá m'easanálú níos giorra anois ná mar a bhí.

My breathing out is shorter now than it was.

Scaoiltear dé-ocsaíd charbóin san easanálú.

Carbon dioxide is released in exhalation.

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Exhalation in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for exhalation?

The Irish for exhalation is easanálú (pronounced “AS-uh-naw-loo”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is easanáluithe.

How do you pronounce easanálú in Irish?

Easanálú is said like “AS-uh-naw-loo” (IPA /ˈasˠənˠaːlˠuː/).

What is the plural of exhalation in Irish?

The plural of easanálú is easanáluithe; with the article, na heasanáluithe means “the exhalations”. The genitive plural is easanáluithe, as in ráta na n-easanáluithe (the rate of exhalations).

Why does easanálú sometimes have a t or h in front of it?

Irish nouns beginning with a vowel take a prefix after certain words: an t-easanálú (the exhalation), a heasanálú (her exhalation), a n-easanálú (their exhalation), na heasanáluithe (the exhalations).

What is the opposite of 'easanálú'?

The opposite is 'ionanálú' (inhalation, breathing in); both come from 'anáil' (breath).

Exhalation in Irish (Easanálú): Meaning, Pronunciation, Usage