HeyRuaHow to say “harmful” in Irish
- Irish:
- dochrach
- English:
- harmful
- Word type:
- adjective
- More harmful:
- níos dochraí
- Most harmful:
- is dochraí
- Plural:
- dochracha
- Pronunciation:
- “DUKH-rakh” /ˈd̪ˠɔxɾˠəx/
What does “dochrach” mean?
- harmful
- Causing harm or damage to people, health or things.Also: injurious, detrimental, damaging, hurtful.
Other Irish adjectives for harmful: díobhálach (harmful), urchóideach (harmful)
“Dochrach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is dochrach after bia (food, masculine), after deoch (drink, 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: deoch dhochrach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: bia dochrach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, dochracha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: deochanna dochracha.
More harmful, most harmful, very harmful
Tá an toitín níos dochraí ná an píopa. The cigarette is more harmful than the pipe.
| more harmful | níos dochraí | in the past tense: ní ba dhochraí |
|---|---|---|
| most harmful | is dochraí | in the past tense: ba dhochraí |
| as harmful as | chomh dochrach le | no change after chomh |
| very harmful | an-dochrach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too harmful | ródhochrach | ró- lenites |
“Dochrach” 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.
Harmful in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for harmful?
The Irish for harmful is dochrach (pronounced “DUKH-rakh”). It comes after the noun: bia dochrach, harmful food; deoch dhochrach, a harmful drink.
How do you say more harmful and most harmful in Irish?
níos dochraí is more harmful and is dochraí is most harmful. In the past tense they become ní ba dhochraí and ba dhochraí.
Why does dochrach become dhochrach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So deoch dhochrach (a harmful drink) but bia dochrach (harmful food), because bia is masculine.
What is the plural of dochrach?
With a plural noun dochrach becomes dochracha: bianna dochracha, deochanna dochracha.
How do you say very harmful in Irish?
an-dochrach. Too harmful is ródhochrach, and as harmful as is chomh dochrach le.
Which preposition follows dochrach?
Use do: 'dochrach don tsláinte' means harmful to health, and 'dochrach do pháistí' means harmful to children.
