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Multidenominational in Irish (ilchreidmheach): Meaning, Forms, Examples

The Irish for multidenominational is ilchreidmheach: pobal ilchreidmheach, a multidenominational community.
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How to say “multidenominational” in Irish

Irish:
ilchreidmheach
English:
multidenominational
Word type:
adjective
More multidenominational:
níos ilchreidmhí
Most multidenominational:
is ilchreidmhí
Plural:
ilchreidmheacha
Pronunciation:
“IL-khredge-vakh”  /ɪlʲˌxɾʲɛdʲvʲəx/

What does “ilchreidmheach” mean?

multidenominational
Open to or including people of many different religions or churches.Also: multi-faith, interdenominational, multi-religious.

“Ilchreidmheach” after a noun

An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is ilchreidmheach after pobal (community, masculine), after scoil (school, feminine) and after a plural.

after a masculine nounpobal ilchreidmheacha multidenominational community
after a feminine nounscoil ilchreidmheacha multidenominational school
after a plural nounpobail ilchreidmheachamultidenominational communities

séimhiú (the h) the ending

plural
pobailcommunities
+
ilchreidmheachamultidenominational, plural
=
pobail ilchreidmheachamultidenominational communities

With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, ilchreidmheacha.

More multidenominational, most multidenominational, very multidenominational

níosmore
+
ilchreidmhímultidenominational
=
níos ilchreidmhímore multidenominational
ismost
+
ilchreidmhímultidenominational
=
is ilchreidmhímost multidenominational

Tá níos mó scoileanna ilchreidmheacha sa tír anois. There are more multidenominational schools in the country now.

more multidenominationalníos ilchreidmhíin the past tense: ní b'ilchreidmhí
most multidenominationalis ilchreidmhíin the past tense: ab ilchreidmhí
as multidenominational aschomh hilchreidmheach lechomh puts an h before a vowel
very multidenominationalan-ilchreidmheachan- lenites, except d, t and s
too multidenominationalró-ilchreidmheachró- lenites

“Ilchreidmheach” in a sentence: Irish examples

With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.

Is pobal ilchreidmheach é pobal an bhaile seo.
The community of this town is a multi-faith community.
Téann na páistí ar scoil ilchreidmheach.
The children go to a multidenominational school.
Tá níos mó scoileanna ilchreidmheacha sa tír anois.
There are more multidenominational schools in the country now.
Tá an tsochaí níos ilchreidmhí ná mar a bhí.
Society is more multi-faith than it was.
Tá an scoil nua ilchreidmheach.
The new school is multidenominational.

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Multidenominational in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for multidenominational?

The Irish for multidenominational is ilchreidmheach (pronounced “IL-khredge-vakh”). It comes after the noun: pobal ilchreidmheach, a multidenominational community; scoil ilchreidmheach, a multidenominational school.

How do you say more multidenominational and most multidenominational in Irish?

níos ilchreidmhí is more multidenominational and is ilchreidmhí is most multidenominational. In the past tense they become ní b'ilchreidmhí and ab ilchreidmhí.

What is the plural of ilchreidmheach?

With a plural noun ilchreidmheach becomes ilchreidmheacha: pobail ilchreidmheacha, scoileanna ilchreidmheacha.

How do you say very multidenominational in Irish?

an-ilchreidmheach. Too multidenominational is ró-ilchreidmheach, and as multidenominational as is chomh hilchreidmheach le.

What is the difference between 'ilchreidmheach' and 'neamhshainchreidmheach'?

'Ilchreidmheach' means multidenominational, catering for many faiths, while 'neamhshainchreidmheach' means non-denominational, not tied to any particular faith.

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