HeyRuaHow to say “Greek” in Irish
- Irish:
- Gréagach
- English:
- Greek
- Word type:
- adjective
- More Greek:
- níos Gréagaí
- Most Greek:
- is Gréagaí
- Plural:
- Gréagacha
- Pronunciation:
- “GRAY-gakh” /ˈɟɾʲeːɡəx/
What does “Gréagach” mean?
- Greek
- Belonging to or coming from Greece, its people or its language.Also: grecian, hellenic.
The same spelling has its own page as:
“Gréagach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is Gréagach after bia (food, masculine), after tír (country, 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: tír Ghréagach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: bia Gréagach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, Gréagacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: tíortha Gréagacha.
More Greek, most Greek, very Greek
| more Greek | níos Gréagaí | in the past tense: ní ba Ghréagaí |
|---|---|---|
| most Greek | is Gréagaí | in the past tense: ba Ghréagaí |
| as Greek as | chomh Gréagach le | no change after chomh |
| very Greek | an-Ghréagach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too Greek | ró-Ghréagach | ró- lenites |
“Gréagach” 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.
Greek in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for Greek?
The Irish for Greek is Gréagach (pronounced “GRAY-gakh”). It comes after the noun: bia Gréagach, Greek food; tír Ghréagach, a Greek country.
How do you say more Greek and most Greek in Irish?
níos Gréagaí is more Greek and is Gréagaí is most Greek. In the past tense they become ní ba Ghréagaí and ba Ghréagaí.
Why does Gréagach become Ghréagach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So tír Ghréagach (a Greek country) but bia Gréagach (Greek food), because bia is masculine.
What is the plural of Gréagach?
With a plural noun Gréagach becomes Gréagacha: bianna Gréagacha, tíortha Gréagacha.
How do you say very Greek in Irish?
an-Ghréagach. Too Greek is ró-Ghréagach, and as Greek as is chomh Gréagach le.
What is the Irish for the Greek language and for Greece?
The language is Gréigis and the country is an Ghréig; Gréagach is the adjective and also the noun for a Greek person.
