HeyRuaHow to say “self-sufficient” in Irish
- Irish:
- féinchothaitheach
- English:
- self-sufficient
- Word type:
- adjective
- More self-sufficient:
- níos féinchothaithí
- Most self-sufficient:
- is féinchothaithí
- Plural:
- féinchothaitheacha
- Pronunciation:
- “fayn-KHO-hee-akh” /ˈfʲeːnˌxɔhiəx/
What does “féinchothaitheach” mean?
- self-sufficient
- Able to provide for its own needs without help from outside.Also: self-supporting, self-sustaining, autarkic.
“Féinchothaitheach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is féinchothaitheach after pobal (community, masculine), after feirm (farm, 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: feirm fhéinchothaitheach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: pobal féinchothaitheach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, féinchothaitheacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: pobail fhéinchothaitheacha; after other plurals it does not: feirmeacha féinchothaitheacha.
More self-sufficient, most self-sufficient, very self-sufficient
Tá an tír níos féinchothaithí ná mar a bhí. The country is more self-sufficient than it was.
| more self-sufficient | níos féinchothaithí | in the past tense: ní b'fhéinchothaithí |
|---|---|---|
| most self-sufficient | is féinchothaithí | in the past tense: ab fhéinchothaithí |
| as self-sufficient as | chomh féinchothaitheach le | no change after chomh |
| very self-sufficient | an-fhéinchothaitheach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too self-sufficient | rófhéinchothaitheach | ró- lenites |
“Féinchothaitheach” 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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Self-sufficient in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for self-sufficient?
The Irish for self-sufficient is féinchothaitheach (pronounced “fayn-KHO-hee-akh”). It comes after the noun: pobal féinchothaitheach, a self-sufficient community; feirm fhéinchothaitheach, a self-sufficient farm.
How do you say more self-sufficient and most self-sufficient in Irish?
níos féinchothaithí is more self-sufficient and is féinchothaithí is most self-sufficient. In the past tense they become ní b'fhéinchothaithí and ab fhéinchothaithí.
Why does féinchothaitheach become fhéinchothaitheach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So feirm fhéinchothaitheach (a self-sufficient farm) but pobal féinchothaitheach (a self-sufficient community), because pobal is masculine.
What is the plural of féinchothaitheach?
With a plural noun féinchothaitheach becomes féinchothaitheacha: pobail fhéinchothaitheacha, feirmeacha féinchothaitheacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very self-sufficient in Irish?
an-fhéinchothaitheach. Too self-sufficient is rófhéinchothaitheach, and as self-sufficient as is chomh féinchothaitheach le.
Which preposition is used with 'féinchothaitheach' to say what something is self-sufficient in?
Use 'i': 'féinchothaitheach i mbia' means self-sufficient in food.
