HeyRuaHow to say “explosive” in Irish
- Irish:
- pléascach
- English:
- explosive
- Word type:
- adjective
- More explosive:
- níos pléascaí
- Most explosive:
- is pléascaí
- Plural:
- pléascacha
- Pronunciation:
- “PLAYS-kukh” /ˈpʲlʲeːskəx/
What does “pléascach” mean?
“Pléascach” has two alternative meanings. The most common comes first.
- explosive
- Able to explode or blow up, like a bomb or gas.Also: volatile, bursting.
1 other meaning:
- 2explosive
- Likely to cause sudden anger or trouble, as of a situation or temper.Also: volatile, fiery, hot-tempered.
The same spelling has its own page as:
“Pléascach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is pléascach after gás (gas, 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 phléascach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: gás pléascach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, pléascacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: gáis phléascacha; after other plurals it does not: mná pléascacha.
More explosive, most explosive, very explosive
Tá an gás seo níos pléascaí ná an ceann eile. This gas is more explosive than the other one.
| more explosive | níos pléascaí | in the past tense: ní ba phléascaí |
|---|---|---|
| most explosive | is pléascaí | in the past tense: ba phléascaí |
| as explosive as | chomh pléascach le | no change after chomh |
| very explosive | an-phléascach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too explosive | róphléascach | ró- lenites |
“Pléascach” 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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Explosive in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for explosive?
The Irish for explosive is pléascach (pronounced “PLAYS-kukh”). It comes after the noun: gás pléascach, an explosive gas; bean phléascach, an explosive woman.
How do you say more explosive and most explosive in Irish?
níos pléascaí is more explosive and is pléascaí is most explosive. In the past tense they become ní ba phléascaí and ba phléascaí.
Why does pléascach become phléascach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean phléascach (an explosive woman) but gás pléascach (an explosive gas), because gás is masculine.
What is the plural of pléascach?
With a plural noun pléascach becomes pléascacha: gáis phléascacha, mná pléascacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very explosive in Irish?
an-phléascach. Too explosive is róphléascach, and as explosive as is chomh pléascach le.
Is 'pléascach' also a noun?
Yes, 'pléascach' is also a noun meaning 'an explosive', as in 'pléascach ard', a high explosive. The adjective describes something that can explode, as in 'ábhar pléascach'.
