HeyRuaHow to say “fair” in Irish
- Irish:
- féaráilte
- English:
- fair
- Word type:
- adjective
- Fairer:
- níos féaráilte
- Fairest:
- is féaráilte
- Pronunciation:
- “FAY-raal-cha” /ˈfʲeːɾˠaːlʲtʲə/
What does “féaráilte” mean?
- fair
- Treating people equally and justly, without favouring anyone.Also: just, even-handed, reasonable.
Other Irish adjectives for fair: fionn (fair), cuibheasach (middling)
“Féaráilte” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is féaráilte after margadh (market, 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 fhéaráilte. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: margadh féaráilte.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, féaráilte. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: mná féaráilte.
Fairer, fairest, very fair
Tá an córas nua níos féaráilte ná an seancheann. The new system is fairer than the old one.
| fairer | níos féaráilte | in the past tense: ní b'fhéaráilte |
|---|---|---|
| fairest | is féaráilte | in the past tense: ab fhéaráilte |
| as fair as | chomh féaráilte le | no change after chomh |
| very fair | an-fhéaráilte | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too fair | rófhéaráilte | ró- lenites |
“Féaráilte” 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.
Fair in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for fair?
The Irish for fair is féaráilte (pronounced “FAY-raal-cha”). It comes after the noun: margadh féaráilte, a fair market; bean fhéaráilte, a fair woman.
How do you say fairer and fairest in Irish?
níos féaráilte is fairer and is féaráilte is fairest. In the past tense they become ní b'fhéaráilte and ab fhéaráilte.
Why does féaráilte become fhéaráilte?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean fhéaráilte (a fair woman) but margadh féaráilte (a fair market), because margadh is masculine.
How do you say very fair in Irish?
an-fhéaráilte. Too fair is rófhéaráilte, and as fair as is chomh féaráilte le.
Is 'féaráilte' the best word for 'fair'?
'Féaráilte' is common in speech, but 'cothrom' or 'cóir' are often preferred in careful or formal Irish, as in 'cothrom na Féinne' (fair play).
