HeyRuaHow to say “horizontal” in Irish
- Irish:
- cothrománach
- English:
- horizontal
- Word type:
- adjective
- More horizontal:
- níos cothrománaí
- Most horizontal:
- is cothrománaí
- Plural:
- cothrománacha
- Pronunciation:
- “KUH-ruh-maw-nukh” /ˈkɔɾˠəmˠaːnˠəx/
What does “cothrománach” mean?
- horizontal
- Lying flat or level, parallel to the ground.Also: level, flat.
“Cothrománach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is cothrománach after fear (man, masculine), after líne (line, 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: líne chothrománach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear cothrománach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, cothrománacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir chothrománacha; after other plurals it does not: línte cothrománacha.
More horizontal, most horizontal, very horizontal
Tá an tseilf seo níos cothrománaí ná an ceann eile. This shelf is more level than the other one.
| more horizontal | níos cothrománaí | in the past tense: ní ba chothrománaí |
|---|---|---|
| most horizontal | is cothrománaí | in the past tense: ba chothrománaí |
| as horizontal as | chomh cothrománach le | no change after chomh |
| very horizontal | an-chothrománach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too horizontal | róchothrománach | ró- lenites |
“Cothrománach” 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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Horizontal in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for horizontal?
The Irish for horizontal is cothrománach (pronounced “KUH-ruh-maw-nukh”). It comes after the noun: fear cothrománach, a horizontal man; líne chothrománach, a horizontal line.
How do you say more horizontal and most horizontal in Irish?
níos cothrománaí is more horizontal and is cothrománaí is most horizontal. In the past tense they become ní ba chothrománaí and ba chothrománaí.
Why does cothrománach become chothrománach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So líne chothrománach (a horizontal line) but fear cothrománach (a horizontal man), because fear is masculine.
What is the plural of cothrománach?
With a plural noun cothrománach becomes cothrománacha: fir chothrománacha, línte cothrománacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very horizontal in Irish?
an-chothrománach. Too horizontal is róchothrománach, and as horizontal as is chomh cothrománach le.
What is the opposite of 'cothrománach'?
The opposite is 'ingearach', meaning vertical, as in 'líne ingearach' (a vertical line).
