HeyRuaHow to say “well-mannered” in Irish
- Irish:
- dea-mhúinte
- English:
- well-mannered
- Word type:
- adjective
- More well-mannered:
- níos dea-mhúinte
- Most well-mannered:
- is dea-mhúinte
- Pronunciation:
- “dya-VOON-cha” /dʲaˈvuːnʲtʲə/
What does “dea-mhúinte” mean?
- well-mannered
- Having good manners and behaving politely towards others.Also: polite, well-behaved, courteous, well-bred.
Other Irish adjectives for well-mannered: múinte (polite), béasach (polite), dea-bhéasach (well-mannered)
“Dea-mhúinte” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is dea-mhúinte after páiste (child, masculine), after girseach (girl, 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: girseach dhea-mhúinte. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: páiste dea-mhúinte.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, dea-mhúinte. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: girseacha dea-mhúinte.
More well-mannered, most well-mannered, very well-mannered
Tá sé níos dea-mhúinte ná a dheartháir. He is better mannered than his brother.
| more well-mannered | níos dea-mhúinte | in the past tense: ní ba dhea-mhúinte |
|---|---|---|
| most well-mannered | is dea-mhúinte | in the past tense: ba dhea-mhúinte |
| as well-mannered as | chomh dea-mhúinte le | no change after chomh |
| very well-mannered | an-dea-mhúinte | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too well-mannered | ródhea-mhúinte | ró- lenites |
“Dea-mhúinte” 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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Well-mannered in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for well-mannered?
The Irish for well-mannered is dea-mhúinte (pronounced “dya-VOON-cha”). It comes after the noun: páiste dea-mhúinte, a well-mannered child; girseach dhea-mhúinte, a well-mannered girl.
How do you say more well-mannered and most well-mannered in Irish?
níos dea-mhúinte is more well-mannered and is dea-mhúinte is most well-mannered. In the past tense they become ní ba dhea-mhúinte and ba dhea-mhúinte.
Why does dea-mhúinte become dhea-mhúinte?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So girseach dhea-mhúinte (a well-mannered girl) but páiste dea-mhúinte (a well-mannered child), because páiste is masculine.
How do you say very well-mannered in Irish?
an-dea-mhúinte. Too well-mannered is ródhea-mhúinte, and as well-mannered as is chomh dea-mhúinte le.
What is the opposite of 'dea-mhúinte'?
The opposite is 'drochmhúinte' or 'mímhúinte', meaning bad-mannered or rude.
Is 'dea-mhúinte' different from 'múinte'?
They mean much the same: 'múinte' already means polite, and 'dea-mhúinte' stresses good manners.
