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Radiating in Irish (radaíoch): Meaning, Forms, Examples

The Irish for radiating is radaíoch: solas radaíoch, radiating light.
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How to say “radiating” in Irish

Irish:
radaíoch
English:
radiating
Word type:
adjective
More radiating:
níos radaíche
Most radiating:
is radaíche
Plural:
radaíocha
Pronunciation:
“RAD-ee-ukh”  /ˈɾˠad̪ˠiːəx/

What does “radaíoch” mean?

radiating
Sending out rays of heat, light or energy from a centre.Also: radiant, radiative.

“Radaíoch” after a noun

An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is radaíoch after solas (light, masculine), after bean (woman, feminine) and after a plural.

after a masculine nounsolas radaíochradiating light
after a feminine nounbean radaíocha radiating woman
after a plural nounsoilse radaíocharadiating lights

séimhiú (the h) the ending

plural
soilselights
+
radaíocharadiating, plural
=
soilse radaíocharadiating lights

With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, radaíocha.

More radiating, most radiating, very radiating

níosmore
+
radaícheradiating
=
níos radaíchemore radiating
ismost
+
radaícheradiating
=
is radaíchemost radiating

Tá an dromchla seo níos radaíche ná an ceann eile. This surface is more radiative than the other one.

more radiatingníos radaíchein the past tense: ní ba radaíche
most radiatingis radaíchein the past tense: ba radaíche
as radiating aschomh radaíoch leno change after chomh
very radiatingan-radaíochan- lenites, except d, t and s
too radiatingróradaíochró- lenites

“Radaíoch” in a sentence: Irish examples

With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.

Is teas radaíoch é sin ón ngrian.
That is radiant heat from the sun.
Tá foinse radaíoch sa tsaotharlann.
There is a radiating source in the laboratory.
Rinne siad staidéar ar dhromchlaí radaíocha.
They studied radiating surfaces.
Tá an dromchla seo níos radaíche ná an ceann eile.
This surface is more radiative than the other one.
Tá an téitheoir seo radaíoch.
This heater is radiant.

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Radiating in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for radiating?

The Irish for radiating is radaíoch (pronounced “RAD-ee-ukh”). It comes after the noun: solas radaíoch, radiating light; bean radaíoch, a radiating woman.

How do you say more radiating and most radiating in Irish?

níos radaíche is more radiating and is radaíche is most radiating. In the past tense they become ní ba radaíche and ba radaíche.

What is the plural of radaíoch?

With a plural noun radaíoch becomes radaíocha: soilse radaíocha, mná radaíocha.

How do you say very radiating in Irish?

an-radaíoch. Too radiating is róradaíoch, and as radiating as is chomh radaíoch le.

Is 'radaíoch' the same as 'radaighníomhach'?

No. 'Radaíoch' means radiating or radiant, as in 'teas radaíoch', while 'radaighníomhach' means radioactive.

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