HeyRuaHow to say “incomprehensible” in Irish
- Irish:
- dothuigthe
- English:
- incomprehensible
- Word type:
- adjective
- More incomprehensible:
- níos dothuigthe
- Most incomprehensible:
- is dothuigthe
- Pronunciation:
- “doh-HIG-heh” /ˈd̪ˠoːhɪɟhə/
What does “dothuigthe” mean?
- incomprehensible
- Impossible or very hard to understand.Also: unintelligible, hard to understand, baffling, inexplicable.
“Dothuigthe” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is dothuigthe after scéal (story, masculine), after teanga (language, 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: teanga dhothuigthe. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: scéal dothuigthe.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, dothuigthe. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: teangacha dothuigthe.
More incomprehensible, most incomprehensible, very incomprehensible
Tá an leabhar seo níos dothuigthe ná an ceann eile. This book is harder to understand than the other one.
| more incomprehensible | níos dothuigthe | in the past tense: ní ba dhothuigthe |
|---|---|---|
| most incomprehensible | is dothuigthe | in the past tense: ba dhothuigthe |
| as incomprehensible as | chomh dothuigthe le | no change after chomh |
| very incomprehensible | an-dothuigthe | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too incomprehensible | ródhothuigthe | ró- lenites |
“Dothuigthe” 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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Incomprehensible in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for incomprehensible?
The Irish for incomprehensible is dothuigthe (pronounced “doh-HIG-heh”). It comes after the noun: scéal dothuigthe, an incomprehensible story; teanga dhothuigthe, an incomprehensible language.
How do you say more incomprehensible and most incomprehensible in Irish?
níos dothuigthe is more incomprehensible and is dothuigthe is most incomprehensible. In the past tense they become ní ba dhothuigthe and ba dhothuigthe.
Why does dothuigthe become dhothuigthe?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So teanga dhothuigthe (an incomprehensible language) but scéal dothuigthe (an incomprehensible story), because scéal is masculine.
How do you say very incomprehensible in Irish?
an-dothuigthe. Too incomprehensible is ródhothuigthe, and as incomprehensible as is chomh dothuigthe le.
What is the opposite of 'dothuigthe'?
The opposite is 'sothuigthe', meaning easy to understand. The prefixes 'do-' (hard) and 'so-' (easy) pair up in many words.
