HeyRuaHow to say “soft-boiled” in Irish
- Irish:
- bogbhruite
- English:
- soft-boiled
- Word type:
- adjective
- More soft-boiled:
- níos bogbhruite
- Most soft-boiled:
- is bogbhruite
- Pronunciation:
- “BUG-vroo-ta” /ˈbɔɡˌvˠɾˠʊtʲə/
What does “bogbhruite” mean?
- soft-boiled
- Boiled for a short time so that the yolk stays soft, used especially of eggs.Also: lightly boiled, runny.
“Bogbhruite” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is bogbhruite after fear (man, masculine), after ubh (egg, 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: ubh bhogbhruite. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear bogbhruite.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, bogbhruite. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir bhogbhruite; after other plurals it does not: uibheacha bogbhruite.
More soft-boiled, most soft-boiled, very soft-boiled
Tá an ubh seo níos bogbhruite ná an ceann eile. This egg is more softly boiled than the other one.
| more soft-boiled | níos bogbhruite | in the past tense: ní ba bhogbhruite |
|---|---|---|
| most soft-boiled | is bogbhruite | in the past tense: ba bhogbhruite |
| as soft-boiled as | chomh bogbhruite le | no change after chomh |
| very soft-boiled | an-bhogbhruite | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too soft-boiled | róbhogbhruite | ró- lenites |
“Bogbhruite” 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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Soft-boiled in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for soft-boiled?
The Irish for soft-boiled is bogbhruite (pronounced “BUG-vroo-ta”). It comes after the noun: fear bogbhruite, a soft-boiled man; ubh bhogbhruite, a soft-boiled egg.
How do you say more soft-boiled and most soft-boiled in Irish?
níos bogbhruite is more soft-boiled and is bogbhruite is most soft-boiled. In the past tense they become ní ba bhogbhruite and ba bhogbhruite.
Why does bogbhruite become bhogbhruite?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So ubh bhogbhruite (a soft-boiled egg) but fear bogbhruite (a soft-boiled man), because fear is masculine.
How do you say very soft-boiled in Irish?
an-bhogbhruite. Too soft-boiled is róbhogbhruite, and as soft-boiled as is chomh bogbhruite le.
What is the opposite of 'bogbhruite'?
The opposite is 'cruabhruite', hard-boiled, as in 'ubh chruabhruite'.
