HeyRuaHow to say “huge” in Irish
- Irish:
- ollmhór
- English:
- huge
- Word type:
- adjective
- Huger:
- níos ollmhó
- Hugest:
- is ollmhó
- Plural:
- ollmhóra
- Pronunciation:
- “OWL-wore” /ˈəulˠˌwoːɾˠ/
What does “ollmhór” mean?
- huge
- Extremely big in size, amount or degree.Also: enormous, immense, gigantic, vast, massive.
Other Irish adjectives for huge: ollmhar (huge)
“Ollmhór” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is ollmhór after foirgneamh (building, masculine), after long (ship, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, ollmhóra.
Huger, hugest, very huge
| huger | níos ollmhó | in the past tense: ní b'ollmhó |
|---|---|---|
| hugest | is ollmhó | in the past tense: ab ollmhó |
| as huge as | chomh hollmhór le | chomh puts an h before a vowel |
| very huge | an-ollmhór | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too huge | ró-ollmhór | ró- lenites |
“Ollmhór” 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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Huge in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for huge?
The Irish for huge is ollmhór (pronounced “OWL-wore”). It comes after the noun: foirgneamh ollmhór, a huge building; long ollmhór, a huge ship.
How do you say huger and hugest in Irish?
níos ollmhó is huger and is ollmhó is hugest. In the past tense they become ní b'ollmhó and ab ollmhó.
What is the plural of ollmhór?
With a plural noun ollmhór becomes ollmhóra: foirgnimh ollmhóra, longa ollmhóra.
How do you say very huge in Irish?
an-ollmhór. Too huge is ró-ollmhór, and as huge as is chomh hollmhór le.
How is ollmhór different from mór?
Ollmhór is formed from the prefix oll- (great) and mór, so it is stronger than mór: teach mór is a big house, but teach ollmhór is a huge house.
