HeyRuaHow to say “rocky” in Irish
- Irish:
- creagach
- English:
- rocky
- Word type:
- adjective
- Rockier:
- níos creagaí
- Rockiest:
- is creagaí
- Plural:
- creagacha
- Pronunciation:
- “KRAG-ukh” /ˈkʲɾʲaɡəx/
What does “creagach” mean?
- rocky
- Full of rocks or crags, describing land, ground or a coast.Also: craggy, stony, rugged.
Other Irish adjectives for rocky: clochach (stony)
“Creagach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is creagach after cladach (shore, masculine), after carraig (rock, 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: carraig chreagach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: cladach creagach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, creagacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: carraigeacha creagacha.
Rockier, rockiest, very rocky
Tá an taobh thiar níos creagaí ná an taobh thoir. The west side is rockier than the east side.
| rockier | níos creagaí | in the past tense: ní ba chreagaí |
|---|---|---|
| rockiest | is creagaí | in the past tense: ba chreagaí |
| as rocky as | chomh creagach le | no change after chomh |
| very rocky | an-chreagach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too rocky | róchreagach | ró- lenites |
“Creagach” 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 creagach (pronounced “KRAG-ukh”). It comes after the noun: cladach creagach, a rocky shore; carraig chreagach, a rocky rock.
How do you say rockier and rockiest in Irish?
níos creagaí is rockier and is creagaí is rockiest. In the past tense they become ní ba chreagaí and ba chreagaí.
Why does creagach become chreagach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So carraig chreagach (a rocky rock) but cladach creagach (a rocky shore), because cladach is masculine.
What is the plural of creagach?
With a plural noun creagach becomes creagacha: cladaí creagacha, carraigeacha creagacha.
How do you say very rocky in Irish?
an-chreagach. Too rocky is róchreagach, and as rocky as is chomh creagach le.
What is the difference between creagach and clochach?
Creagach comes from creig, a crag or rock, and suggests rocky, craggy ground, while clochach comes from cloch and means stony, full of loose stones.
