HeyRuaHow to say “rocky” in Irish
- Irish:
- carraigeach
- English:
- rocky
- Word type:
- adjective
- Rockier:
- níos carraigí
- Rockiest:
- is carraigí
- Plural:
- carraigeacha
- Pronunciation:
- “KAR-ig-ukh” /ˈkaɾʲəɟəx/
What does “carraigeach” mean?
- rocky
- Full of rocks or covered with rocks.Also: craggy, stony, rugged.
Other Irish adjectives for rocky: creagach (rocky), clochach (stony)
“Carraigeach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is carraigeach after cladach (shore, masculine), after bean (woman, 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: bean charraigeach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: cladach carraigeach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, carraigeacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: mná carraigeacha.
Rockier, rockiest, very rocky
Tá an taobh seo den chnoc níos carraigí. This side of the hill is rockier.
| rockier | níos carraigí | in the past tense: ní ba charraigí |
|---|---|---|
| rockiest | is carraigí | in the past tense: ba charraigí |
| as rocky as | chomh carraigeach le | no change after chomh |
| very rocky | an-charraigeach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too rocky | rócharraigeach | ró- lenites |
“Carraigeach” 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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Rocky in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for rocky?
The Irish for rocky is carraigeach (pronounced “KAR-ig-ukh”). It comes after the noun: cladach carraigeach, a rocky shore; bean charraigeach, a rocky woman.
How do you say rockier and rockiest in Irish?
níos carraigí is rockier and is carraigí is rockiest. In the past tense they become ní ba charraigí and ba charraigí.
Why does carraigeach become charraigeach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean charraigeach (a rocky woman) but cladach carraigeach (a rocky shore), because cladach is masculine.
What is the plural of carraigeach?
With a plural noun carraigeach becomes carraigeacha: cladaí carraigeacha, mná carraigeacha.
How do you say very rocky in Irish?
an-charraigeach. Too rocky is rócharraigeach, and as rocky as is chomh carraigeach le.
What is the difference between 'carraigeach' and 'clochach'?
'Carraigeach' comes from 'carraig' (rock) and describes ground or coast with large rocks, while 'clochach' comes from 'cloch' (stone) and means stony, full of smaller stones.
