HeyRuaHow to say “ice rink” in Irish
- Irish:
- oighear-rinc
- English:
- ice rink
- Word type:
- noun
- Gender:
- feminine
- Pronunciation:
- “IGH-er-rink” /ˈəiəɾˌɾʲiŋʲc/
- Plural:
- oighear-rinceanna (ice rinks)
- Genitive singular:
- oighear-rince, na hoighear-rince (e.g. doras na hoighear-rince, the door of the ice rink)
- Genitive plural:
- oighear-rinceanna, na n-oighear-rinceanna (e.g. líon na n-oighear-rinceanna, the number of ice rinks)
What does “oighear-rinc” mean?
- ice rink
- A surface of ice, usually indoors, where people go ice skating.Also: skating rink, rink, ice arena.
“Oighear-rinc” with the article
The plural of ice rink in Irish is oighear-rinceanna. Here is oighear-rinc after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.
“Oighear-rinc” in a sentence: Irish examples
Common Irish sentences using oighear-rinc, the Irish word for ice rink.
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Ice rink in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for ice rink?
The Irish for ice rink is oighear-rinc (pronounced “IGH-er-rink”). It’s a feminine noun and the plural is oighear-rinceanna.
How do you pronounce oighear-rinc in Irish?
Oighear-rinc is said like “IGH-er-rink” (IPA /ˈəiəɾˌɾʲiŋʲc/).
What is the plural of ice rink in Irish?
The plural of oighear-rinc is oighear-rinceanna; with the article, na hoighear-rinceanna means “the ice rinks”. The genitive plural is oighear-rinceanna, as in líon na n-oighear-rinceanna (the number of ice rinks).
Why does oighear-rinc sometimes have a t or h in front of it?
Irish nouns beginning with a vowel take a prefix after certain words: an oighear-rinc (the ice rink), a hoighear-rinc (her ice rink), a n-oighear-rinc (their ice rink), na hoighear-rinceanna (the ice rinks).
Does 'rinc' alone mean rink?
Not usually: 'rince' means dance, so the full compound 'oighear-rinc' is used to make clear you mean an ice rink.
