HeyRuaHow to say “untimely” in Irish
- Irish:
- míthráthúil
- English:
- untimely
- Word type:
- adjective
- More untimely:
- níos míthráthúla
- Most untimely:
- is míthráthúla
- Plural:
- míthráthúla
- Pronunciation:
- “MEE-hraw-hool” /ˈmʲiːˌhɾˠaːhuːlʲ/
What does “míthráthúil” mean?
- untimely
- Happening or done at a bad or unsuitable time.Also: ill-timed, inopportune, unseasonable, badly timed.
Other Irish adjectives for untimely: antráthach (untimely)
“Míthráthúil” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is míthráthúil after bás (death, masculine), after cuairt (visit, 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: cuairt mhíthráthúil. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: bás míthráthúil.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, míthráthúla. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: cuairteanna míthráthúla.
More untimely, most untimely, very untimely
Ní fhéadfadh an nuacht a bheith níos míthráthúla. The news could not have been more untimely.
| more untimely | níos míthráthúla | in the past tense: ní ba mhíthráthúla |
|---|---|---|
| most untimely | is míthráthúla | in the past tense: ba mhíthráthúla |
| as untimely as | chomh míthráthúil le | no change after chomh |
| very untimely | an-mhíthráthúil | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too untimely | rómhíthráthúil | ró- lenites |
“Míthráthúil” 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.
Untimely in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for untimely?
The Irish for untimely is míthráthúil (pronounced “MEE-hraw-hool”). It comes after the noun: bás míthráthúil, an untimely death; cuairt mhíthráthúil, an untimely visit.
How do you say more untimely and most untimely in Irish?
níos míthráthúla is more untimely and is míthráthúla is most untimely. In the past tense they become ní ba mhíthráthúla and ba mhíthráthúla.
Why does míthráthúil become mhíthráthúil?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So cuairt mhíthráthúil (an untimely visit) but bás míthráthúil (an untimely death), because bás is masculine.
What is the plural of míthráthúil?
With a plural noun míthráthúil becomes míthráthúla: básanna míthráthúla, cuairteanna míthráthúla.
How do you say very untimely in Irish?
an-mhíthráthúil. Too untimely is rómhíthráthúil, and as untimely as is chomh míthráthúil le.
What is the opposite of míthráthúil?
The opposite is tráthúil, meaning timely or opportune, as in focal tráthúil, a timely word.
