HeyRuaHow to say “three-phase” in Irish
- Irish:
- tríphasach
- English:
- three-phase
- Word type:
- adjective
- More three-phase:
- níos tríphasaí
- Most three-phase:
- is tríphasaí
- Plural:
- tríphasacha
- Pronunciation:
- “TREE-fass-okh” /ˈtʲɾʲiːfˠasˠəx/
What does “tríphasach” mean?
- three-phase
- Describes an electrical supply, current or machine that uses three alternating phases.Also: triphase, 3-phase, polyphase.
“Tríphasach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is tríphasach after sruth (stream, masculine), after farraige (sea, 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: farraige thríphasach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: sruth tríphasach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, tríphasacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: farraigí tríphasacha.
More three-phase, most three-phase, very three-phase
Níl soláthar ar bith níos tríphasaí ná an ceann seo. No supply is more three-phase than this one.
| more three-phase | níos tríphasaí | in the past tense: ní ba thríphasaí |
|---|---|---|
| most three-phase | is tríphasaí | in the past tense: ba thríphasaí |
| as three-phase as | chomh tríphasach le | no change after chomh |
| very three-phase | an-tríphasach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too three-phase | róthríphasach | ró- lenites |
“Tríphasach” 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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Three-phase in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for three-phase?
The Irish for three-phase is tríphasach (pronounced “TREE-fass-okh”). It comes after the noun: sruth tríphasach, a three-phase stream; farraige thríphasach, a three-phase sea.
How do you say more three-phase and most three-phase in Irish?
níos tríphasaí is more three-phase and is tríphasaí is most three-phase. In the past tense they become ní ba thríphasaí and ba thríphasaí.
Why does tríphasach become thríphasach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So farraige thríphasach (a three-phase sea) but sruth tríphasach (a three-phase stream), because sruth is masculine.
What is the plural of tríphasach?
With a plural noun tríphasach becomes tríphasacha: sruthanna tríphasacha, farraigí tríphasacha.
How do you say very three-phase in Irish?
an-tríphasach. Too three-phase is róthríphasach, and as three-phase as is chomh tríphasach le.
What is the opposite of 'tríphasach'?
For a single-phase supply the word is 'aonphasach', as in 'soláthar aonphasach'.
