HeyRuaHow to say “urinary” in Irish
- Irish:
- fualach
- English:
- urinary
- Word type:
- adjective
- More urinary:
- níos fualaí
- Most urinary:
- is fualaí
- Plural:
- fualacha
- Pronunciation:
- “FOO-uh-lukh” /ˈfˠuəlˠəx/
What does “fualach” mean?
- urinary
- Relating to urine or to the organs that make and pass urine.Also: urine, of urine.
“Fualach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is fualach after córas (system, masculine), after conair (tract, 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: conair fhualach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: córas fualach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, fualacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: córais fhualacha; after other plurals it does not: conairí fualacha.
More urinary, most urinary, very urinary
Bhí an fhadhb níos fualaí ná mar a cheap an dochtúir. The problem was more urinary than the doctor thought.
| more urinary | níos fualaí | in the past tense: ní b'fhualaí |
|---|---|---|
| most urinary | is fualaí | in the past tense: ab fhualaí |
| as urinary as | chomh fualach le | no change after chomh |
| very urinary | an-fhualach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too urinary | rófhualach | ró- lenites |
“Fualach” 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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Urinary in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for urinary?
The Irish for urinary is fualach (pronounced “FOO-uh-lukh”). It comes after the noun: córas fualach, a urinary system; conair fhualach, a urinary tract.
How do you say more urinary and most urinary in Irish?
níos fualaí is more urinary and is fualaí is most urinary. In the past tense they become ní b'fhualaí and ab fhualaí.
Why does fualach become fhualach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So conair fhualach (a urinary tract) but córas fualach (a urinary system), because córas is masculine.
What is the plural of fualach?
With a plural noun fualach becomes fualacha: córais fhualacha, conairí fualacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very urinary in Irish?
an-fhualach. Too urinary is rófhualach, and as urinary as is chomh fualach le.
What noun is 'fualach' related to?
It comes from 'fual', urine. The urinary tract is usually called 'an chonair fhualach'.
