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Rhythmic in Irish (rithimeach): Meaning, Forms, Examples

The Irish for rhythmic is rithimeach: ceol rithimeach, rhythmic music.
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How to say “rhythmic” in Irish

Irish:
rithimeach
English:
rhythmic
Word type:
adjective
More rhythmic:
níos rithimí
Most rhythmic:
is rithimí
Plural:
rithimeacha
Pronunciation:
“RIH-im-ukh”  /ˈɾʲɪhɪmʲəx/

What does “rithimeach” mean?

rhythmic
Having a regular, repeated pattern of sound or movement.Also: rhythmical, regular, measured.

“Rithimeach” after a noun

An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is rithimeach after ceol (music, masculine), after bean (woman, feminine) and after a plural.

after a masculine nounceol rithimeachrhythmic music
after a feminine nounbean rithimeacha rhythmic woman
after a plural nounceolta rithimeacharhythmic musics

séimhiú (the h) the ending

plural
ceoltamusics
+
rithimeacharhythmic, plural
=
ceolta rithimeacharhythmic musics

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

More rhythmic, most rhythmic, very rhythmic

níosmore
+
rithimírhythmic
=
níos rithimímore rhythmic
ismost
+
rithimírhythmic
=
is rithimímost rhythmic

Tá an t-amhrán seo níos rithimí ná an ceann eile. This song is more rhythmic than the other one.

more rhythmicníos rithimíin the past tense: ní ba rithimí
most rhythmicis rithimíin the past tense: ba rithimí
as rhythmic aschomh rithimeach leno change after chomh
very rhythmican-rithimeachan- lenites, except d, t and s
too rhythmicrórithimeachró- lenites

“Rithimeach” in a sentence: Irish examples

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

Thaitin an ceol rithimeach go mór liom.
I really enjoyed the rhythmic music.
Chualamar fuaim rithimeach na dtonnta.
We heard the rhythmic sound of the waves.
Bhí na drumaí rithimeacha le cloisteáil i gcéin.
The rhythmic drums could be heard far away.
Tá an t-amhrán seo níos rithimí ná an ceann eile.
This song is more rhythmic than the other one.
Tá an dán seo an-rithimeach.
This poem is very rhythmic.

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Rhythmic in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for rhythmic?

The Irish for rhythmic is rithimeach (pronounced “RIH-im-ukh”). It comes after the noun: ceol rithimeach, rhythmic music; bean rithimeach, a rhythmic woman.

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

níos rithimí is more rhythmic and is rithimí is most rhythmic. In the past tense they become ní ba rithimí and ba rithimí.

What is the plural of rithimeach?

With a plural noun rithimeach becomes rithimeacha: ceolta rithimeacha, mná rithimeacha.

How do you say very rhythmic in Irish?

an-rithimeach. Too rhythmic is rórithimeach, and as rhythmic as is chomh rithimeach le.

What is the noun related to 'rithimeach'?

The noun is 'rithim', meaning rhythm, as in 'rithim an cheoil', the rhythm of the music.

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