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Hydraulic in Irish (hiodrálach): Meaning, Forms, Examples

The Irish for hydraulic is hiodrálach: brú hiodrálach, a hydraulic pressure.
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How to say “hydraulic” in Irish

Irish:
hiodrálach
English:
hydraulic
Word type:
adjective
More hydraulic:
níos hiodrálaí
Most hydraulic:
is hiodrálaí
Plural:
hiodrálacha
Pronunciation:
“HID-raw-lukh”  /ˈhɪd̪ˠɾˠaːl̪ˠəx/

What does “hiodrálach” mean?

hydraulic
Operated by or relating to the pressure of water or another liquid moving through pipes.Also: water-powered, fluid-operated.

“Hiodrálach” after a noun

An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is hiodrálach after brú (pressure, masculine), after bean (woman, feminine) and after a plural.

after a masculine nounbrú hiodrálacha hydraulic pressure
after a feminine nounbean hiodrálacha hydraulic woman
after a plural nounbrúnna hiodrálachahydraulic pressures

séimhiú (the h) the ending

plural
brúnnapressures
+
hiodrálachahydraulic, plural
=
brúnna hiodrálachahydraulic pressures

With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, hiodrálacha.

More hydraulic, most hydraulic, very hydraulic

níosmore
+
hiodrálaíhydraulic
=
níos hiodrálaímore hydraulic
ismost
+
hiodrálaíhydraulic
=
is hiodrálaímost hydraulic

Tá an meaisín seo níos hiodrálaí ná an seancheann. This machine is more hydraulic than the old one.

more hydraulicníos hiodrálaíin the past tense: ní ba hiodrálaí
most hydraulicis hiodrálaíin the past tense: ba hiodrálaí
as hydraulic aschomh hiodrálach leno change after chomh
very hydraulican-hiodrálachan- lenites, except d, t and s
too hydraulicróhiodrálachró- lenites

“Hiodrálach” in a sentence: Irish examples

With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.

Tá inneall hiodrálach nua ag an bhfeirmeoir.
The farmer has a new hydraulic engine.
Bhris an caidéal hiodrálach inné.
The hydraulic pump broke yesterday.
Úsáidtear córais hiodrálacha i dtochaltóirí móra.
Hydraulic systems are used in large diggers.
Tá an meaisín seo níos hiodrálaí ná an seancheann.
This machine is more hydraulic than the old one.
Tá na coscáin sa ghluaisteán seo hiodrálach.
The brakes in this car are hydraulic.

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Hydraulic in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for hydraulic?

The Irish for hydraulic is hiodrálach (pronounced “HID-raw-lukh”). It comes after the noun: brú hiodrálach, a hydraulic pressure; bean hiodrálach, a hydraulic woman.

How do you say more hydraulic and most hydraulic in Irish?

níos hiodrálaí is more hydraulic and is hiodrálaí is most hydraulic. In the past tense they become ní ba hiodrálaí and ba hiodrálaí.

What is the plural of hiodrálach?

With a plural noun hiodrálach becomes hiodrálacha: brúnna hiodrálacha, mná hiodrálacha.

How do you say very hydraulic in Irish?

an-hiodrálach. Too hydraulic is róhiodrálach, and as hydraulic as is chomh hiodrálach le.

What is the Irish for hydraulics as a subject?

The science is called 'hiodrálaic', while 'hiodrálach' is the adjective, as in 'córas hiodrálach' (a hydraulic system).

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