HeyRuaHow to say “unclear” in Irish
- Irish:
- míshoiléir
- English:
- unclear, obscure
- Word type:
- adjective
- More unclear:
- níos míshoiléire
- Most unclear:
- is míshoiléire
- Plural:
- míshoiléire
- Pronunciation:
- “mee-HIL-air” /ˈmʲiːˌhɛlʲeːrʲ/
What does “míshoiléir” mean?
“Míshoiléir” has two alternative meanings. The most common comes first.
- unclear
- Not clear or easy to see, hear or understand.Also: indistinct, vague, blurred, hazy.
1 other meaning: obscure
- 2obscure
- Hard to understand or explain because the meaning is not plain.Also: nebulous, ambiguous, vague.
Other Irish adjectives for unclear: doiléir (unclear)
“Míshoiléir” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is míshoiléir after pictiúr (picture, masculine), after abairt (sentence, 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: abairt mhíshoiléir. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: pictiúr míshoiléir.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, míshoiléire. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: pictiúir mhíshoiléire; after other plurals it does not: abairtí míshoiléire.
More unclear, most unclear, very unclear
Tá an grianghraf seo níos míshoiléire ná an ceann eile. This photo is more blurred than the other one.
| more unclear | níos míshoiléire | in the past tense: ní ba mhíshoiléire |
|---|---|---|
| most unclear | is míshoiléire | in the past tense: ba mhíshoiléire |
| as unclear as | chomh míshoiléir le | no change after chomh |
| very unclear | an-mhíshoiléir | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too unclear | rómhíshoiléir | ró- lenites |
“Míshoiléir” 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.
Unclear in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for unclear?
The Irish for unclear is míshoiléir (pronounced “mee-HIL-air”). It comes after the noun: pictiúr míshoiléir, an unclear picture; abairt mhíshoiléir, an unclear sentence.
How do you say more unclear and most unclear in Irish?
níos míshoiléire is more unclear and is míshoiléire is most unclear. In the past tense they become ní ba mhíshoiléire and ba mhíshoiléire.
Why does míshoiléir become mhíshoiléir?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So abairt mhíshoiléir (an unclear sentence) but pictiúr míshoiléir (an unclear picture), because pictiúr is masculine.
What is the plural of míshoiléir?
With a plural noun míshoiléir becomes míshoiléire: pictiúir mhíshoiléire, abairtí míshoiléire. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very unclear in Irish?
an-mhíshoiléir. Too unclear is rómhíshoiléir, and as unclear as is chomh míshoiléir le.
Does míshoiléir have more than one meaning?
Yes. Míshoiléir can mean unclear or obscure, depending on context; the first is the most common.
What is the difference between míshoiléir and doiléir?
Both mean unclear; doiléir is the more common word for something dim or indistinct, while míshoiléir is simply the negative of soiléir, clear.
