HeyRuaHow to say “muddy” in Irish
- Irish:
- pludach
- English:
- muddy
- Word type:
- adjective
- Muddier:
- níos pludaí
- Muddiest:
- is pludaí
- Plural:
- pludacha
- Pronunciation:
- “PLUD-akh” /ˈpɫ̪ʊd̪ˠəx/
What does “pludach” mean?
- muddy
- Covered in or full of soft wet mud.Also: mucky, miry, sludgy.
Other Irish adjectives for muddy: modartha (murky), clábarach (muddy), lábach (muddy), slabach (muddy)
“Pludach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is pludach after bóthar (road, masculine), after sráid (street, 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: sráid phludach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: bóthar pludach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, pludacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: sráideanna pludacha.
Muddier, muddiest, very muddy
Tá an pháirc níos pludaí inniu ná inné. The field is muddier today than yesterday.
| muddier | níos pludaí | in the past tense: ní ba phludaí |
|---|---|---|
| muddiest | is pludaí | in the past tense: ba phludaí |
| as muddy as | chomh pludach le | no change after chomh |
| very muddy | an-phludach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too muddy | róphludach | ró- lenites |
“Pludach” 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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Muddy in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for muddy?
The Irish for muddy is pludach (pronounced “PLUD-akh”). It comes after the noun: bóthar pludach, a muddy road; sráid phludach, a muddy street.
How do you say muddier and muddiest in Irish?
níos pludaí is muddier and is pludaí is muddiest. In the past tense they become ní ba phludaí and ba phludaí.
Why does pludach become phludach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So sráid phludach (a muddy street) but bóthar pludach (a muddy road), because bóthar is masculine.
What is the plural of pludach?
With a plural noun pludach becomes pludacha: bóithre pludacha, sráideanna pludacha.
How do you say very muddy in Irish?
an-phludach. Too muddy is róphludach, and as muddy as is chomh pludach le.
What is the difference between 'pludach' and 'lábach'?
Both mean muddy: 'pludach' comes from 'pludach' (mud, slush) and 'lábach' from 'láib' (mud). They are largely interchangeable, as in 'bóthar pludach' or 'bóthar lábach'.
