HeyRuaHow to say “unrecognizable” in Irish
- Irish:
- do-aitheanta
- English:
- unrecognizable
- Word type:
- adjective
- More unrecognizable:
- níos do-aitheanta
- Most unrecognizable:
- is do-aitheanta
- Pronunciation:
- “doh-AH-hin-ta” /ˈdoːˌahənˠt̪ˠə/
What does “do-aitheanta” mean?
- unrecognizable
- So changed or unclear that you cannot recognize or identify it.Also: unrecognisable, unidentifiable, indistinguishable, indiscernible.
“Do-aitheanta” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is do-aitheanta after corp (body, masculine), after aghaidh (face, 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: aghaidh dho-aitheanta. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: corp do-aitheanta.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, do-aitheanta. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: coirp dho-aitheanta; after other plurals it does not: aghaidheanna do-aitheanta.
More unrecognizable, most unrecognizable, very unrecognizable
Tá an baile níos do-aitheanta anois ná riamh. The town is more unrecognizable now than ever.
| more unrecognizable | níos do-aitheanta | in the past tense: ní ba dho-aitheanta |
|---|---|---|
| most unrecognizable | is do-aitheanta | in the past tense: ba dho-aitheanta |
| as unrecognizable as | chomh do-aitheanta le | no change after chomh |
| very unrecognizable | an-do-aitheanta | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too unrecognizable | ródho-aitheanta | ró- lenites |
“Do-aitheanta” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
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Unrecognizable in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for unrecognizable?
The Irish for unrecognizable is do-aitheanta (pronounced “doh-AH-hin-ta”). It comes after the noun: corp do-aitheanta, an unrecognizable body; aghaidh dho-aitheanta, an unrecognizable face.
How do you say more unrecognizable and most unrecognizable in Irish?
níos do-aitheanta is more unrecognizable and is do-aitheanta is most unrecognizable. In the past tense they become ní ba dho-aitheanta and ba dho-aitheanta.
Why does do-aitheanta become dho-aitheanta?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So aghaidh dho-aitheanta (an unrecognizable face) but corp do-aitheanta (an unrecognizable body), because corp is masculine.
How do you say very unrecognizable in Irish?
an-do-aitheanta. Too unrecognizable is ródho-aitheanta, and as unrecognizable as is chomh do-aitheanta le.
What does the prefix do- mean in 'do-aitheanta'?
The prefix do- means 'hard to' or 'impossible to', so 'do-aitheanta' is 'hard to recognize'. Its opposite prefix is so-, as in 'so-aitheanta', easily recognized.
