HeyRuaHow to say “unattractive” in Irish
- Irish:
- mítharraingteach
- English:
- unattractive
- Word type:
- adjective
- More unattractive:
- níos mítharraingtí
- Most unattractive:
- is mítharraingtí
- Plural:
- mítharraingteacha
- Pronunciation:
- “MEE-har-ing-tyuhkh” /ˈmʲiːhaɾˠəŋʲtʲəx/
What does “mítharraingteach” mean?
- unattractive
- Not pleasing to look at or not appealing.Also: unappealing, charmless, plain, uninviting.
Other Irish adjectives for unattractive: gránna (ugly), míofar (ugly)
“Mítharraingteach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is mítharraingteach after teach (house, masculine), after áit (place, 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: áit mhítharraingteach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: teach mítharraingteach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, mítharraingteacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: áiteanna mítharraingteacha.
More unattractive, most unattractive, very unattractive
Tá an dath seo níos mítharraingtí ná an ceann eile. This colour is less attractive than the other one.
| more unattractive | níos mítharraingtí | in the past tense: ní ba mhítharraingtí |
|---|---|---|
| most unattractive | is mítharraingtí | in the past tense: ba mhítharraingtí |
| as unattractive as | chomh mítharraingteach le | no change after chomh |
| very unattractive | an-mhítharraingteach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too unattractive | rómhítharraingteach | ró- lenites |
“Mítharraingteach” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Unattractive in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for unattractive?
The Irish for unattractive is mítharraingteach (pronounced “MEE-har-ing-tyuhkh”). It comes after the noun: teach mítharraingteach, an unattractive house; áit mhítharraingteach, an unattractive place.
How do you say more unattractive and most unattractive in Irish?
níos mítharraingtí is more unattractive and is mítharraingtí is most unattractive. In the past tense they become ní ba mhítharraingtí and ba mhítharraingtí.
Why does mítharraingteach become mhítharraingteach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So áit mhítharraingteach (an unattractive place) but teach mítharraingteach (an unattractive house), because teach is masculine.
What is the plural of mítharraingteach?
With a plural noun mítharraingteach becomes mítharraingteacha: tithe mítharraingteacha, áiteanna mítharraingteacha.
How do you say very unattractive in Irish?
an-mhítharraingteach. Too unattractive is rómhítharraingteach, and as unattractive as is chomh mítharraingteach le.
What is the opposite of 'mítharraingteach'?
The opposite is 'tarraingteach', meaning attractive; the prefix 'mí-' makes it negative and lenites the t.
