HeyRuaHow to say “pea-family plant” in Irish
- Irish:
- pischineálach
- English:
- pea-family plant
- Word type:
- noun
- Gender:
- masculine
- Pronunciation:
- “PISH-khin-aw-lukh” /ˈpʲɪʃçɪnʲɑːləx/
- Plural:
- pischineálaigh (pea-family plants)
- Genitive singular:
- pischineálaigh, an phischineálaigh (e.g. fréamhacha an phischineálaigh, the roots of the pea-family plant)
- Genitive plural:
- pischineálach, na bpischineálach (e.g. síolta na bpischineálach, the seeds of the pea-family plants)
What does “pischineálach” mean?
- pea-family plant
- A plant belonging to the pea and bean family, such as peas, beans, clover or vetch, which bears seeds in pods.Also: pod-bearing plant, bean plant, fabaceous plant.
“Pischineálach” with the article
The plural of pea-family plant in Irish is pischineálaigh. Here is pischineálach after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.
“Pischineálach” in a sentence: Irish examples
Common Irish sentences using pischineálach, the Irish word for pea-family plant.
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Pea-family plant in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for pea-family plant?
The Irish for pea-family plant is pischineálach (pronounced “PISH-khin-aw-lukh”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is pischineálaigh.
How do you pronounce pischineálach in Irish?
Pischineálach is said like “PISH-khin-aw-lukh” (IPA /ˈpʲɪʃçɪnʲɑːləx/).
What is the plural of pea-family plant in Irish?
The plural of pischineálach is pischineálaigh; with the article, na pischineálaigh means “the pea-family plants”. The genitive plural is pischineálach, as in síolta na bpischineálach (the seeds of the pea-family plants).
Why does pischineálach change to phischineálach or bpischineálach?
Irish changes the start of some words after certain words. After mo (my) pischineálach becomes mo phischineálach (lenition), and after ár (our) or i (in) it becomes ár bpischineálach (eclipsis).
Is 'pischineálach' only an adjective?
No, it is also used as a noun meaning a plant of the pea family, for example 'is pischineálach í an tseamair', clover is a pea-family plant.
