HeyRuaHow to say “illegible” in Irish
- Irish:
- doléite
- English:
- illegible
- Word type:
- adjective
- More illegible:
- níos doléite
- Most illegible:
- is doléite
- Pronunciation:
- “doh-LAY-cha” /d̪oˈlʲeːtʲə/
What does “doléite” mean?
- illegible
- Describes writing or print that is hard or impossible to read.Also: unreadable, hard to read, indecipherable.
“Doléite” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is doléite after fear (man, masculine), after lámh (hand, 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: lámh dholéite. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear doléite.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, doléite. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir dholéite; after other plurals it does not: lámha doléite.
More illegible, most illegible, very illegible
Tá a scríbhneoireacht níos doléite ná mo chuid féin. His writing is more illegible than mine.
| more illegible | níos doléite | in the past tense: ní ba dholéite |
|---|---|---|
| most illegible | is doléite | in the past tense: ba dholéite |
| as illegible as | chomh doléite le | no change after chomh |
| very illegible | an-doléite | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too illegible | ródholéite | ró- lenites |
“Doléite” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Illegible in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for illegible?
The Irish for illegible is doléite (pronounced “doh-LAY-cha”). It comes after the noun: fear doléite, an illegible man; lámh dholéite, an illegible hand.
How do you say more illegible and most illegible in Irish?
níos doléite is more illegible and is doléite is most illegible. In the past tense they become ní ba dholéite and ba dholéite.
Why does doléite become dholéite?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So lámh dholéite (an illegible hand) but fear doléite (an illegible man), because fear is masculine.
How do you say very illegible in Irish?
an-doléite. Too illegible is ródholéite, and as illegible as is chomh doléite le.
What is the opposite of doléite?
The opposite is soléite or inléite, meaning easy to read or legible.
