HeyRuaHow to say “lewd” in Irish
- Irish:
- graosta
- English:
- lewd
- Word type:
- adjective
- Lewder:
- níos graosta
- Lewdest:
- is graosta
- Pronunciation:
- “GRAYS-ta” /ɡɾˠeːsˠt̪ˠə/
What does “graosta” mean?
- lewd
- Crude or indecent in a sexual way, especially in speech or jokes.Also: obscene, smutty, dirty, indecent, bawdy.
“Graosta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is graosta after scéal (story, masculine), after abairt (sentence, 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: abairt ghraosta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: scéal graosta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, graosta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: abairtí graosta.
Lewder, lewdest, very lewd
Bhí a chuid cainte níos graosta ná riamh. His talk was more obscene than ever.
| lewder | níos graosta | in the past tense: ní ba ghraosta |
|---|---|---|
| lewdest | is graosta | in the past tense: ba ghraosta |
| as lewd as | chomh graosta le | no change after chomh |
| very lewd | an-ghraosta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too lewd | róghraosta | ró- lenites |
“Graosta” 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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Lewd in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for lewd?
The Irish for lewd is graosta (pronounced “GRAYS-ta”). It comes after the noun: scéal graosta, a lewd story; abairt ghraosta, a lewd sentence.
How do you say lewder and lewdest in Irish?
níos graosta is lewder and is graosta is lewdest. In the past tense they become ní ba ghraosta and ba ghraosta.
Why does graosta become ghraosta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So abairt ghraosta (a lewd sentence) but scéal graosta (a lewd story), because scéal is masculine.
How do you say very lewd in Irish?
an-ghraosta. Too lewd is róghraosta, and as lewd as is chomh graosta le.
How does 'graosta' differ from 'salach'?
'Salach' means dirty in the physical sense and only figuratively obscene, whereas 'graosta' specifically means lewd or smutty, as in 'caint ghraosta'.
