HeyRuaHow to say “professional” in Irish
- Irish:
- proifisiúnta
- English:
- professional
- Word type:
- adjective
- More professional:
- níos proifisiúnta
- Most professional:
- is proifisiúnta
- Pronunciation:
- “PROF-ish-oon-ta” /ˈpɾˠɔfʲɪʃuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
What does “proifisiúnta” mean?
- professional
- Doing something as a paid job, or done to the standard expected of a trained expert.Also: pro, expert, qualified.
Other Irish adjectives for professional: gairmiúil (professional)
“Proifisiúnta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is proifisiúnta after scríbhneoir (writer, masculine), after banaltra (nurse, 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: banaltra phroifisiúnta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: scríbhneoir proifisiúnta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, proifisiúnta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: banaltraí proifisiúnta.
More professional, most professional, very professional
Bhí an dara hiarratas níos proifisiúnta ná an chéad cheann. The second application was more professional than the first.
| more professional | níos proifisiúnta | in the past tense: ní ba phroifisiúnta |
|---|---|---|
| most professional | is proifisiúnta | in the past tense: ba phroifisiúnta |
| as professional as | chomh proifisiúnta le | no change after chomh |
| very professional | an-phroifisiúnta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too professional | róphroifisiúnta | ró- lenites |
“Proifisiúnta” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
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Professional in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for professional?
The Irish for professional is proifisiúnta (pronounced “PROF-ish-oon-ta”). It comes after the noun: scríbhneoir proifisiúnta, a professional writer; banaltra phroifisiúnta, a professional nurse.
How do you say more professional and most professional in Irish?
níos proifisiúnta is more professional and is proifisiúnta is most professional. In the past tense they become ní ba phroifisiúnta and ba phroifisiúnta.
Why does proifisiúnta become phroifisiúnta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So banaltra phroifisiúnta (a professional nurse) but scríbhneoir proifisiúnta (a professional writer), because scríbhneoir is masculine.
How do you say very professional in Irish?
an-phroifisiúnta. Too professional is róphroifisiúnta, and as professional as is chomh proifisiúnta le.
What is the difference between 'proifisiúnta' and 'gairmiúil'?
Both mean professional; 'gairmiúil' relates to a profession or career (oideachas gairmiúil, vocational education), while 'proifisiúnta' is used for paid professionals and professional standards (imreoir proifisiúnta).
What is the opposite of 'proifisiúnta'?
For someone not paid, use 'amaitéarach' (amateur), as in 'imreoir amaitéarach'.
