HeyRuaHow to say “highly trained” in Irish
- Irish:
- sároilte
- English:
- highly trained, well educated
- Word type:
- adjective
- More highly trained:
- níos sároilte
- Most highly trained:
- is sároilte
- Pronunciation:
- “SAWR-ol-cha” /ˈsˠaːɾˌɔlʲtʲə/
What does “sároilte” mean?
“Sároilte” has two alternative meanings. The most common comes first.
- highly trained
- Trained to a very high standard, expert through long training.Also: well trained, expertly trained, highly skilled.
1 other meaning: well educated
- 2well educated
- Having a very thorough education or upbringing.Also: well brought up, highly educated.
“Sároilte” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is sároilte after saighdiúir (soldier, masculine), after banaltra (nurse, 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: banaltra shároilte. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: saighdiúir sároilte.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, sároilte. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: banaltraí sároilte.
More highly trained, most highly trained, very highly trained
Tá an fhoireann seo níos sároilte ná an ceann eile. This team is more highly trained than the other one.
| more highly trained | níos sároilte | in the past tense: ní ba shároilte |
|---|---|---|
| most highly trained | is sároilte | in the past tense: ba shároilte |
| as highly trained as | chomh sároilte le | no change after chomh |
| very highly trained | an-sároilte | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too highly trained | róshároilte | ró- lenites |
“Sároilte” 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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Highly trained in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for highly trained?
The Irish for highly trained is sároilte (pronounced “SAWR-ol-cha”). It comes after the noun: saighdiúir sároilte, a highly trained soldier; banaltra shároilte, a highly trained nurse.
How do you say more highly trained and most highly trained in Irish?
níos sároilte is more highly trained and is sároilte is most highly trained. In the past tense they become ní ba shároilte and ba shároilte.
Why does sároilte become shároilte?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So banaltra shároilte (a highly trained nurse) but saighdiúir sároilte (a highly trained soldier), because saighdiúir is masculine.
How do you say very highly trained in Irish?
an-sároilte. Too highly trained is róshároilte, and as highly trained as is chomh sároilte le.
Does sároilte have more than one meaning?
Yes. Sároilte can mean highly trained or well educated, depending on context; the first is the most common.
How is 'sároilte' related to 'oilte'?
'Sároilte' is 'oilte' (trained, skilled) with the intensifying prefix 'sár-', meaning very or excellently, so it means highly trained.
