HeyRuaHow to say “ultraviolet” in Irish
- Irish:
- ultraivialait
- English:
- ultraviolet
- Word type:
- adjective
- More ultraviolet:
- níos ultraivialaite
- Most ultraviolet:
- is ultraivialaite
- Plural:
- ultraivialaite
- Pronunciation:
- “ul-tra-VEE-a-lat” /ˈʊl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠəˌvʲiəl̪ˠətʲ/
What does “ultraivialait” mean?
- ultraviolet
- Describes light or radiation with a wavelength just shorter than violet light, which the eye cannot see.Also: uv, ultra-violet.
“Ultraivialait” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is ultraivialait after solas (light, masculine), after bean (woman, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, ultraivialaite.
More ultraviolet, most ultraviolet, very ultraviolet
Tá an radaíocht seo níos ultraivialaite ná an ceann eile. This radiation is further into the ultraviolet than the other one.
| more ultraviolet | níos ultraivialaite | in the past tense: ní b'ultraivialaite |
|---|---|---|
| most ultraviolet | is ultraivialaite | in the past tense: ab ultraivialaite |
| as ultraviolet as | chomh hultraivialait le | chomh puts an h before a vowel |
| very ultraviolet | an-ultraivialait | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too ultraviolet | ró-ultraivialait | ró- lenites |
“Ultraivialait” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
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Ultraviolet in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for ultraviolet?
The Irish for ultraviolet is ultraivialait (pronounced “ul-tra-VEE-a-lat”). It comes after the noun: solas ultraivialait, ultraviolet light; bean ultraivialait, an ultraviolet woman.
How do you say more ultraviolet and most ultraviolet in Irish?
níos ultraivialaite is more ultraviolet and is ultraivialaite is most ultraviolet. In the past tense they become ní b'ultraivialaite and ab ultraivialaite.
What is the plural of ultraivialait?
With a plural noun ultraivialait becomes ultraivialaite: soilse ultraivialaite, mná ultraivialaite.
How do you say very ultraviolet in Irish?
an-ultraivialait. Too ultraviolet is ró-ultraivialait, and as ultraviolet as is chomh hultraivialait le.
What is the opposite end of the spectrum from 'ultraivialait'?
Light beyond red is 'infridhearg' (infrared), as in 'solas infridhearg'.
