Ice age in Irish (Oighearthréimhse): Meaning

Q: What is the Irish for ice age?

The Irish for ice age is oighearthréimhse (pronounced “IGH-er-hray-shuh”). It’s a feminine noun and the plural is oighearthréimhsí.

Q: What is the plural of ice age in Irish?

The plural of oighearthréimhse is oighearthréimhsí; with the article, na hoighearthréimhsí means “the ice ages”. The genitive plural is oighearthréimhsí, as in staidéar na n-oighearthréimhsí (the study of the ice ages).

How to say “ice age” in Irish

Irish:: oighearthréimhse
English:: ice age
Word type:: noun
Gender:: feminine, fourth declension
Pronunciation:: “IGH-er-hray-shuh” /ˈəiəɾˌhɾʲeːvʲʃə/

Various forms

Plural:: oighearthréimhsí (ice ages)
Genitive singular:: oighearthréimhse, na hoighearthréimhse (e.g. deireadh na hoighearthréimhse, the end of the ice age)
Genitive plural:: oighearthréimhsí, na n-oighearthréimhsí (e.g. staidéar na n-oighearthréimhsí, the study of the ice ages)

What does “oighearthréimhse” mean?

ice age: A long period in the earth's history when ice sheets and glaciers covered large areas of land.Also: glacial period, glaciation, glacial epoch.

“Oighearthréimhse” with the article

The plural of ice age in Irish is oighearthréimhsí. Here is oighearthréimhse after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.

an oighearthréimhse

the ice age

No change: feminine nouns starting with a vowel keep their form after an

na hoighearthréimhsí

the ice ages

Plural: na adds h before a vowel

“Oighearthréimhse” in a sentence: Irish examples

Common Irish sentences using oighearthréimhse, the Irish word for ice age.

Bhí Éire faoi oighear le linn na hoighearthréimhse.

Ireland was covered in ice during the ice age.

Tháinig deireadh leis an oighearthréimhse thart ar dheich míle bliain ó shin.

The ice age ended about ten thousand years ago.

Bhí an mamat ina chónaí san oighearthréimhse.

The mammoth lived in the ice age.

Bhí roinnt oighearthréimhsí ann sa stair.

There have been several ice ages in history.

D'fhág an oighearthréimhse lochanna agus gleannta ina diaidh.

The ice age left lakes and valleys behind it.

Foghlaimímid faoin oighearthréimhse sa rang tíreolaíochta.

We learn about the ice age in geography class.

An mbeidh oighearthréimhse eile ann amach anseo?

Will there be another ice age in the future?

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Ice age in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for ice age?

The Irish for ice age is oighearthréimhse (pronounced “IGH-er-hray-shuh”). It’s a feminine noun and the plural is oighearthréimhsí.

How do you pronounce oighearthréimhse in Irish?

Oighearthréimhse is said like “IGH-er-hray-shuh” (IPA /ˈəiəɾˌhɾʲeːvʲʃə/).

What is the plural of ice age in Irish?

The plural of oighearthréimhse is oighearthréimhsí; with the article, na hoighearthréimhsí means “the ice ages”. The genitive plural is oighearthréimhsí, as in staidéar na n-oighearthréimhsí (the study of the ice ages).

Why does oighearthréimhse sometimes have a t or h in front of it?

Irish nouns beginning with a vowel take a prefix after certain words: an oighearthréimhse (the ice age), a hoighearthréimhse (her ice age), a n-oighearthréimhse (their ice age), na hoighearthréimhsí (the ice ages).

How is 'oighearthréimhse' built?

It combines 'oighear' (ice) with 'tréimhse' (period), and the second element is lenited in the compound, giving 'oighearthréimhse'.

Ice age in Irish (Oighearthréimhse): Meaning, Pronunciation, Usage