HeyRuaHow to say “impudent” in Irish
- Irish:
- soibealta
- English:
- impudent
- Word type:
- adjective
- More impudent:
- níos soibealta
- Most impudent:
- is soibealta
- Pronunciation:
- “SIB-al-ta” /ˈsˠɪbʲəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
What does “soibealta” mean?
- impudent
- Rude and disrespectful in a cheeky or bold way, especially in how someone speaks to others.Also: impertinent, cheeky, saucy, insolent, bold.
Other Irish adjectives for impudent: dalba (bold), brománta (rude), deiliúsach (cheeky)
“Soibealta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is soibealta after páiste (child, masculine), after girseach (girl, 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: girseach shoibealta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: páiste soibealta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, soibealta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: girseacha soibealta.
More impudent, most impudent, very impudent
Tá sé níos soibealta ná a dheartháir. He is cheekier than his brother.
| more impudent | níos soibealta | in the past tense: ní ba shoibealta |
|---|---|---|
| most impudent | is soibealta | in the past tense: ba shoibealta |
| as impudent as | chomh soibealta le | no change after chomh |
| very impudent | an-soibealta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too impudent | róshoibealta | ró- lenites |
“Soibealta” 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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Impudent in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for impudent?
The Irish for impudent is soibealta (pronounced “SIB-al-ta”). It comes after the noun: páiste soibealta, an impudent child; girseach shoibealta, an impudent girl.
How do you say more impudent and most impudent in Irish?
níos soibealta is more impudent and is soibealta is most impudent. In the past tense they become ní ba shoibealta and ba shoibealta.
Why does soibealta become shoibealta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So girseach shoibealta (an impudent girl) but páiste soibealta (an impudent child), because páiste is masculine.
How do you say very impudent in Irish?
an-soibealta. Too impudent is róshoibealta, and as impudent as is chomh soibealta le.
What is the difference between 'soibealta' and 'dána'?
'Soibealta' means cheeky or impudent, usually in speech, while 'dána' is the everyday word for naughty or bold, as in 'páiste dána'.
Which preposition goes with 'soibealta'?
Use 'le' for the person you are cheeky to: 'Bhí sé soibealta leis an múinteoir', he was cheeky to the teacher.
