HeyRuaHow to say “rude” in Irish
- Irish:
- brománta
- English:
- rude, rough
- Word type:
- adjective
- Ruder:
- níos brománta
- Rudest:
- is brománta
- Pronunciation:
- “BRUM-awn-ta” /ˈbɾˠɔmˠaːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
What does “brománta” mean?
“Brománta” has two alternative meanings. The most common comes first.
- rude
- Behaving in a coarse, ill-mannered or impudent way towards others.Also: impudent, boorish, coarse, ill-mannered.
1 other meaning: rough
- 2rough
- Rough and unrefined in manner or treatment.Also: uncouth, crude.
Other Irish adjectives for rude: drochmhúinte (rude), borb (rude), míbhéasach (ill-mannered), mímhúinte (rude)
“Brománta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is brománta after fear (man, 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 bhrománta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear brománta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, brománta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir bhrománta; after other plurals it does not: mná brománta.
Ruder, rudest, very rude
Tá sé níos brománta ná a dheartháir. He is ruder than his brother.
| ruder | níos brománta | in the past tense: ní ba bhrománta |
|---|---|---|
| rudest | is brománta | in the past tense: ba bhrománta |
| as rude as | chomh brománta le | no change after chomh |
| very rude | an-bhrománta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too rude | róbhrománta | ró- lenites |
“Brománta” 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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Rude in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for rude?
The Irish for rude is brománta (pronounced “BRUM-awn-ta”). It comes after the noun: fear brománta, a rude man; bean bhrománta, a rude woman.
How do you say ruder and rudest in Irish?
níos brománta is ruder and is brománta is rudest. In the past tense they become ní ba bhrománta and ba bhrománta.
Why does brománta become bhrománta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean bhrománta (a rude woman) but fear brománta (a rude man), because fear is masculine.
How do you say very rude in Irish?
an-bhrománta. Too rude is róbhrománta, and as rude as is chomh brománta le.
Does brománta have more than one meaning?
Yes. Brománta can mean rude or rough, depending on context; the first is the most common.
Which preposition goes with "brománta" when you are rude to someone?
Use "le": "Bhí sé brománta liom" means "He was rude to me".
How is "brománta" different from "drochbhéasach"?
"Drochbhéasach" simply means bad-mannered, while "brománta" suggests coarse, impudent rudeness.
