HeyRuaHow to say “old-fashioned” in Irish
- Irish:
- seanfhaiseanta
- English:
- old-fashioned
- Word type:
- adjective
- More old-fashioned:
- níos seanfhaiseanta
- Most old-fashioned:
- is seanfhaiseanta
- Pronunciation:
- “SHAN-ash-un-ta” /ˈʃanˌaʃənˠt̪ˠə/
What does “seanfhaiseanta” mean?
- old-fashioned
- No longer in fashion or belonging to an earlier time.Also: outdated, out of date, dated, old-style.
Other Irish adjectives for old-fashioned: seanaimseartha (old-fashioned)
“Seanfhaiseanta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is seanfhaiseanta after gúna (dress, masculine), after cathaoir (chair, 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: cathaoir sheanfhaiseanta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: gúna seanfhaiseanta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, seanfhaiseanta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: cathaoireacha seanfhaiseanta.
More old-fashioned, most old-fashioned, very old-fashioned
Tá a theach níos seanfhaiseanta ná mo theachsa. His house is more old-fashioned than mine.
| more old-fashioned | níos seanfhaiseanta | in the past tense: ní ba sheanfhaiseanta |
|---|---|---|
| most old-fashioned | is seanfhaiseanta | in the past tense: ba sheanfhaiseanta |
| as old-fashioned as | chomh seanfhaiseanta le | no change after chomh |
| very old-fashioned | an-seanfhaiseanta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too old-fashioned | rósheanfhaiseanta | ró- lenites |
“Seanfhaiseanta” 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.
Old-fashioned in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for old-fashioned?
The Irish for old-fashioned is seanfhaiseanta (pronounced “SHAN-ash-un-ta”). It comes after the noun: gúna seanfhaiseanta, an old-fashioned dress; cathaoir sheanfhaiseanta, an old-fashioned chair.
How do you say more old-fashioned and most old-fashioned in Irish?
níos seanfhaiseanta is more old-fashioned and is seanfhaiseanta is most old-fashioned. In the past tense they become ní ba sheanfhaiseanta and ba sheanfhaiseanta.
Why does seanfhaiseanta become sheanfhaiseanta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So cathaoir sheanfhaiseanta (an old-fashioned chair) but gúna seanfhaiseanta (an old-fashioned dress), because gúna is masculine.
How do you say very old-fashioned in Irish?
an-seanfhaiseanta. Too old-fashioned is rósheanfhaiseanta, and as old-fashioned as is chomh seanfhaiseanta le.
Why is the f in seanfhaiseanta silent?
The prefix sean lenites the following word, so faiseanta becomes fhaiseanta and the fh is silent.
What is the opposite of seanfhaiseanta?
Use faiseanta for fashionable or nua-aimseartha for modern.
