HeyRuaHow to say “unkind” in Irish
- Irish:
- míchineálta
- English:
- unkind
- Word type:
- adjective
- More unkind:
- níos míchineálta
- Most unkind:
- is míchineálta
- Pronunciation:
- “MEE-hin-awl-ta” /ˈmʲiːçɪnʲaːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
What does “míchineálta” mean?
- unkind
- Not kind; treating people in a harsh or uncaring way.Also: unfriendly, harsh, mean, inconsiderate.
Other Irish adjectives for unkind: neamhchineálta (unkind)
“Míchineálta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is míchineálta after fear (man, masculine), after bean (woman, 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: bean mhíchineálta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear míchineálta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, míchineálta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir mhíchineálta; after other plurals it does not: mná míchineálta.
More unkind, most unkind, very unkind
Bhí sé níos míchineálta ná a dheartháir. He was more unkind than his brother.
| more unkind | níos míchineálta | in the past tense: ní ba mhíchineálta |
|---|---|---|
| most unkind | is míchineálta | in the past tense: ba mhíchineálta |
| as unkind as | chomh míchineálta le | no change after chomh |
| very unkind | an-mhíchineálta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too unkind | rómhíchineálta | ró- lenites |
“Míchineálta” 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.
Unkind in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for unkind?
The Irish for unkind is míchineálta (pronounced “MEE-hin-awl-ta”). It comes after the noun: fear míchineálta, an unkind man; bean mhíchineálta, an unkind woman.
How do you say more unkind and most unkind in Irish?
níos míchineálta is more unkind and is míchineálta is most unkind. In the past tense they become ní ba mhíchineálta and ba mhíchineálta.
Why does míchineálta become mhíchineálta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean mhíchineálta (an unkind woman) but fear míchineálta (an unkind man), because fear is masculine.
How do you say very unkind in Irish?
an-mhíchineálta. Too unkind is rómhíchineálta, and as unkind as is chomh míchineálta le.
What preposition goes with míchineálta when saying unkind to someone?
Use le or do: Bhí sí míchineálta leis, 'She was unkind to him'.
