HeyRuaHow to say “recognizable” in Irish
- Irish:
- so-aitheanta
- English:
- recognizable, easy to distinguish
- Word type:
- adjective
- More recognizable:
- níos so-aitheanta
- Most recognizable:
- is so-aitheanta
- Pronunciation:
- “suh-AH-hin-ta” /ˈsˠɔˌahənˠt̪ˠə/
What does “so-aitheanta” mean?
“So-aitheanta” has two alternative meanings. The most common comes first.
- recognizable
- Easy to recognize or identify.Also: easily recognized, identifiable, distinctive.
1 other meaning: easy to distinguish
- 2easy to distinguish
- Easy to tell apart from other things or to make out clearly.Also: discernible, distinguishable, noticeable.
“So-aitheanta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is so-aitheanta after comhartha (sign, masculine), after aghaidh (face, 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: aghaidh sho-aitheanta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: comhartha so-aitheanta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, so-aitheanta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: aghaidheanna so-aitheanta.
More recognizable, most recognizable, very recognizable
Tá an lógó nua níos so-aitheanta ná an seanlógó. The new logo is more recognizable than the old one.
| more recognizable | níos so-aitheanta | in the past tense: ní ba sho-aitheanta |
|---|---|---|
| most recognizable | is so-aitheanta | in the past tense: ba sho-aitheanta |
| as recognizable as | chomh so-aitheanta le | no change after chomh |
| very recognizable | an-so-aitheanta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too recognizable | rósho-aitheanta | ró- lenites |
“So-aitheanta” 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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Recognizable in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for recognizable?
The Irish for recognizable is so-aitheanta (pronounced “suh-AH-hin-ta”). It comes after the noun: comhartha so-aitheanta, a recognizable sign; aghaidh sho-aitheanta, a recognizable face.
How do you say more recognizable and most recognizable in Irish?
níos so-aitheanta is more recognizable and is so-aitheanta is most recognizable. In the past tense they become ní ba sho-aitheanta and ba sho-aitheanta.
Why does so-aitheanta become sho-aitheanta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So aghaidh sho-aitheanta (a recognizable face) but comhartha so-aitheanta (a recognizable sign), because comhartha is masculine.
How do you say very recognizable in Irish?
an-so-aitheanta. Too recognizable is rósho-aitheanta, and as recognizable as is chomh so-aitheanta le.
Does so-aitheanta have more than one meaning?
Yes. So-aitheanta can mean recognizable or easy to distinguish, depending on context; the first is the most common.
How is 'so-aitheanta' different from 'aitheanta'?
'Aitheanta' means known or recognized, while the prefix so- gives 'so-aitheanta' the sense of easily recognizable. Its opposite is 'do-aitheanta', hard to recognize.
