HeyRuaHow to say “three-sided” in Irish
- Irish:
- tríshleasach
- English:
- three-sided
- Word type:
- adjective
- More three-sided:
- níos tríshleasaí
- Most three-sided:
- is tríshleasaí
- Plural:
- tríshleasacha
- Pronunciation:
- “TREE-hlas-akh” /ˈtʲɾʲiːˌhlʲasəx/
What does “tríshleasach” mean?
- three-sided
- Having three sides, like a triangle.Also: trilateral, triangular.
“Tríshleasach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is tríshleasach after seomra (room, masculine), after fuinneog (window, 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: fuinneog thríshleasach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: seomra tríshleasach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, tríshleasacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: fuinneoga tríshleasacha.
More three-sided, most three-sided, very three-sided
Tá an cruth seo níos tríshleasaí ná an ceann eile. This shape is more three-sided than the other one.
| more three-sided | níos tríshleasaí | in the past tense: ní ba thríshleasaí |
|---|---|---|
| most three-sided | is tríshleasaí | in the past tense: ba thríshleasaí |
| as three-sided as | chomh tríshleasach le | no change after chomh |
| very three-sided | an-tríshleasach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too three-sided | róthríshleasach | ró- lenites |
“Tríshleasach” 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-sided in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for three-sided?
The Irish for three-sided is tríshleasach (pronounced “TREE-hlas-akh”). It comes after the noun: seomra tríshleasach, a three-sided room; fuinneog thríshleasach, a three-sided window.
How do you say more three-sided and most three-sided in Irish?
níos tríshleasaí is more three-sided and is tríshleasaí is most three-sided. In the past tense they become ní ba thríshleasaí and ba thríshleasaí.
Why does tríshleasach become thríshleasach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So fuinneog thríshleasach (a three-sided window) but seomra tríshleasach (a three-sided room), because seomra is masculine.
What is the plural of tríshleasach?
With a plural noun tríshleasach becomes tríshleasacha: seomraí tríshleasacha, fuinneoga tríshleasacha.
How do you say very three-sided in Irish?
an-tríshleasach. Too three-sided is róthríshleasach, and as three-sided as is chomh tríshleasach le.
What is the difference between 'tríshleasach' and 'triantánach'?
'Tríshleasach' means having three sides, while 'triantánach' means triangular, shaped like a 'triantán'. They often describe the same shape.
