HeyRuaHow to say “four-sided” in Irish
- Irish:
- ceathairshleasach
- English:
- four-sided
- Word type:
- adjective
- More four-sided:
- níos ceathairshleasaí
- Most four-sided:
- is ceathairshleasaí
- Plural:
- ceathairshleasacha
- Pronunciation:
- “KA-har-hlas-ukh” /ˈkahəɾˌhl̪ˠasˠəx/
What does “ceathairshleasach” mean?
- four-sided
- Having four sides, like a square or rectangle.Also: quadrilateral, quadrangular.
“Ceathairshleasach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is ceathairshleasach after cruth (shape, masculine), after páirc (field, 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: páirc cheathairshleasach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: cruth ceathairshleasach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, ceathairshleasacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: páirceanna ceathairshleasacha.
More four-sided, most four-sided, very four-sided
Níl cruth ar bith níos ceathairshleasaí ná cearnóg. No shape is more four-sided than a square.
| more four-sided | níos ceathairshleasaí | in the past tense: ní ba cheathairshleasaí |
|---|---|---|
| most four-sided | is ceathairshleasaí | in the past tense: ba cheathairshleasaí |
| as four-sided as | chomh ceathairshleasach le | no change after chomh |
| very four-sided | an-cheathairshleasach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too four-sided | rócheathairshleasach | ró- lenites |
“Ceathairshleasach” 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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Four-sided in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for four-sided?
The Irish for four-sided is ceathairshleasach (pronounced “KA-har-hlas-ukh”). It comes after the noun: cruth ceathairshleasach, a four-sided shape; páirc cheathairshleasach, a four-sided field.
How do you say more four-sided and most four-sided in Irish?
níos ceathairshleasaí is more four-sided and is ceathairshleasaí is most four-sided. In the past tense they become ní ba cheathairshleasaí and ba cheathairshleasaí.
Why does ceathairshleasach become cheathairshleasach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So páirc cheathairshleasach (a four-sided field) but cruth ceathairshleasach (a four-sided shape), because cruth is masculine.
What is the plural of ceathairshleasach?
With a plural noun ceathairshleasach becomes ceathairshleasacha: cruthanna ceathairshleasacha, páirceanna ceathairshleasacha.
How do you say very four-sided in Irish?
an-cheathairshleasach. Too four-sided is rócheathairshleasach, and as four-sided as is chomh ceathairshleasach le.
What is the noun for a four-sided figure?
The noun is "ceathairshleasán", a quadrilateral, while "ceathairshleasach" is the adjective meaning four-sided.
