HeyRuaHow to say “pagan” in Irish
- Irish:
- págánach
- English:
- pagan
- Word type:
- adjective
- More pagan:
- níos págánaí
- Most pagan:
- is págánaí
- Plural:
- págánacha
- Pronunciation:
- “PAW-gaw-nukh” /pˠɑːɡɑːn̪ˠəx/
What does “págánach” mean?
- pagan
- Relating to pagans or to religions other than the main world faiths, especially pre-Christian ones.Also: heathen, non-Christian, pre-Christian.
The same spelling has its own page as:
“Págánach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is págánach after deasghnáth (rite, masculine), after féile (festival, 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: féile phágánach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: deasghnáth págánach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, págánacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: féilte págánacha.
More pagan, most pagan, very pagan
Bhí an nós sin níos págánaí ná mar a cheap mé. That custom was more pagan than I thought.
| more pagan | níos págánaí | in the past tense: ní ba phágánaí |
|---|---|---|
| most pagan | is págánaí | in the past tense: ba phágánaí |
| as pagan as | chomh págánach le | no change after chomh |
| very pagan | an-phágánach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too pagan | róphágánach | ró- lenites |
“Págánach” 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.
Pagan in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for pagan?
The Irish for pagan is págánach (pronounced “PAW-gaw-nukh”). It comes after the noun: deasghnáth págánach, a pagan rite; féile phágánach, a pagan festival.
How do you say more pagan and most pagan in Irish?
níos págánaí is more pagan and is págánaí is most pagan. In the past tense they become ní ba phágánaí and ba phágánaí.
Why does págánach become phágánach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So féile phágánach (a pagan festival) but deasghnáth págánach (a pagan rite), because deasghnáth is masculine.
What is the plural of págánach?
With a plural noun págánach becomes págánacha: deasghnátha págánacha, féilte págánacha.
How do you say very pagan in Irish?
an-phágánach. Too pagan is róphágánach, and as pagan as is chomh págánach le.
What is the difference between 'págánach' and 'págánta'?
They mean much the same, 'pagan' or 'heathen'. 'Págánach' is also a noun meaning 'a pagan', while 'págánta' is only an adjective.
