HeyRuaHow to say “obscene” in Irish
- Irish:
- gáirsiúil
- English:
- obscene
- Word type:
- adjective
- More obscene:
- níos gáirsiúla
- Most obscene:
- is gáirsiúla
- Plural:
- gáirsiúla
- Pronunciation:
- “GAWR-shool” /ˈɡɑːɾˠʃuːlʲ/
What does “gáirsiúil” mean?
- obscene
- Crude and indecent, especially in a sexual way.Also: lewd, dirty, indecent, smutty, bawdy.
Other Irish adjectives for obscene: graosta (lewd)
“Gáirsiúil” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is gáirsiúil after scéal (story, masculine), after bean (woman, 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: bean gháirsiúil. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: scéal gáirsiúil.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, gáirsiúla. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: mná gáirsiúla.
More obscene, most obscene, very obscene
Bhí an dara magadh níos gáirsiúla ná an chéad cheann. The second joke was more obscene than the first.
| more obscene | níos gáirsiúla | in the past tense: ní ba gháirsiúla |
|---|---|---|
| most obscene | is gáirsiúla | in the past tense: ba gháirsiúla |
| as obscene as | chomh gáirsiúil le | no change after chomh |
| very obscene | an-gháirsiúil | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too obscene | rógháirsiúil | ró- lenites |
“Gáirsiúil” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Obscene in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for obscene?
The Irish for obscene is gáirsiúil (pronounced “GAWR-shool”). It comes after the noun: scéal gáirsiúil, an obscene story; bean gháirsiúil, an obscene woman.
How do you say more obscene and most obscene in Irish?
níos gáirsiúla is more obscene and is gáirsiúla is most obscene. In the past tense they become ní ba gháirsiúla and ba gháirsiúla.
Why does gáirsiúil become gháirsiúil?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean gháirsiúil (an obscene woman) but scéal gáirsiúil (an obscene story), because scéal is masculine.
What is the plural of gáirsiúil?
With a plural noun gáirsiúil becomes gáirsiúla: scéalta gáirsiúla, mná gáirsiúla.
How do you say very obscene in Irish?
an-gháirsiúil. Too obscene is rógháirsiúil, and as obscene as is chomh gáirsiúil le.
What is the difference between gáirsiúil and graosta?
Both mean obscene or lewd; graosta is very common for dirty jokes, as in 'scéal graosta', while gáirsiúil stresses coarse indecency, as in 'caint gháirsiúil'.
