Special character in Irish (Saincharachtar): Meaning

Q: What is the Irish for special character?

The Irish for special character is saincharachtar (pronounced “SAN-khar-ukh-tur”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is saincharachtair.

Q: What is the plural of special character in Irish?

The plural of saincharachtar is saincharachtair; with the article, na saincharachtair means “the special characters”. The genitive plural is saincharachtar, as in úsáid na saincharachtar (the use of special characters).

How to say “special character” in Irish

Irish:: saincharachtar
English:: special character
Word type:: noun
Gender:: masculine, first declension
Pronunciation:: “SAN-khar-ukh-tur” /ˈsˠanʲˌxaɾˠəxt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Various forms

Plural:: saincharachtair (special characters)
Genitive singular:: saincharachtair, an tsaincharachtair (e.g. úsáid an tsaincharachtair, use of the special character)
Genitive plural:: saincharachtar, na saincharachtar (e.g. úsáid na saincharachtar, the use of special characters)

What does “saincharachtar” mean?

special character: In computing and typing, a symbol that is not an ordinary letter or digit, such as @, # or %.Also: symbol, non-alphanumeric character.

“Saincharachtar” with the article

The plural of special character in Irish is saincharachtair. Here is saincharachtar after the article (an t-alt), in the singular and the plural.

an saincharachtar

the special character

No change after an

na saincharachtair

the special characters

Plural: no change after na

“Saincharachtar” in a sentence: Irish examples

Common Irish sentences using saincharachtar, the Irish word for special character.

Caithfidh saincharachtar a bheith i do phasfhocal.

Your password must contain a special character.

Ní ghlactar leis an saincharachtar sin san ainm úsáideora.

That special character isn't accepted in the username.

Cuir saincharachtair agus uimhreacha le chéile.

Combine special characters and numbers.

Cá bhfuil eochair an tsaincharachtair ar an méarchlár seo?

Where is the key for the special character on this keyboard?

Tá liosta saincharachtar sa roghchlár.

There's a list of special characters in the menu.

Níor oibrigh mo shaincharachtar sa teachtaireacht.

My special character didn't work in the message.

Tá an tsiombail @ ina saincharachtar.

The @ symbol is a special character.

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Special character in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for special character?

The Irish for special character is saincharachtar (pronounced “SAN-khar-ukh-tur”). It’s a masculine noun and the plural is saincharachtair.

How do you pronounce saincharachtar in Irish?

Saincharachtar is said like “SAN-khar-ukh-tur” (IPA /ˈsˠanʲˌxaɾˠəxt̪ˠəɾˠ/).

What is the plural of special character in Irish?

The plural of saincharachtar is saincharachtair; with the article, na saincharachtair means “the special characters”. The genitive plural is saincharachtar, as in úsáid na saincharachtar (the use of special characters).

Why does saincharachtar change to shaincharachtar?

After words like mo (my) and do (your) the first letter is lenited: mo shaincharachtar. After ár (our) it stays ár saincharachtar, because s does not take eclipsis.

How is 'saincharachtar' formed?

It combines the prefix 'sain-' (special, specific) with 'carachtar' (character), which is lenited after the prefix.

Special character in Irish (Saincharachtar): Meaning, Pronunciation, Usage