HeyRuaHow to say “unimaginable” in Irish
- Irish:
- doshamhlaithe
- English:
- unimaginable
- Word type:
- adjective
- More unimaginable:
- níos doshamhlaithe
- Most unimaginable:
- is doshamhlaithe
- Pronunciation:
- “doh-HOW-la-ha” /dɔˈhəulˠəhə/
What does “doshamhlaithe” mean?
- unimaginable
- So extreme or strange that you cannot picture it in your mind.Also: inconceivable, unthinkable, beyond imagination.
“Doshamhlaithe” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is doshamhlaithe after brón (sorrow, masculine), after tubaiste (disaster, 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: tubaiste dhoshamhlaithe. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: brón doshamhlaithe.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, doshamhlaithe. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: bróin dhoshamhlaithe; after other plurals it does not: tubaistí doshamhlaithe.
More unimaginable, most unimaginable, very unimaginable
Bhí an dara stoirm níos doshamhlaithe fós. The second storm was even more unimaginable.
| more unimaginable | níos doshamhlaithe | in the past tense: ní ba dhoshamhlaithe |
|---|---|---|
| most unimaginable | is doshamhlaithe | in the past tense: ba dhoshamhlaithe |
| as unimaginable as | chomh doshamhlaithe le | no change after chomh |
| very unimaginable | an-doshamhlaithe | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too unimaginable | ródhoshamhlaithe | ró- lenites |
“Doshamhlaithe” 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.
Unimaginable in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for unimaginable?
The Irish for unimaginable is doshamhlaithe (pronounced “doh-HOW-la-ha”). It comes after the noun: brón doshamhlaithe, a unimaginable sorrow; tubaiste dhoshamhlaithe, a unimaginable disaster.
How do you say more unimaginable and most unimaginable in Irish?
níos doshamhlaithe is more unimaginable and is doshamhlaithe is most unimaginable. In the past tense they become ní ba dhoshamhlaithe and ba dhoshamhlaithe.
Why does doshamhlaithe become dhoshamhlaithe?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So tubaiste dhoshamhlaithe (a unimaginable disaster) but brón doshamhlaithe (a unimaginable sorrow), because brón is masculine.
How do you say very unimaginable in Irish?
an-doshamhlaithe. Too unimaginable is ródhoshamhlaithe, and as unimaginable as is chomh doshamhlaithe le.
What is the difference between doshamhlaithe and dochreidte?
Doshamhlaithe means you cannot imagine something, from samhlaigh 'imagine', while dochreidte means you cannot believe it, from creid 'believe'.
