HeyRuaHow to say “wintry” in Irish
- Irish:
- geimhriúil
- English:
- wintry
- Word type:
- adjective
- Wintrier:
- níos geimhriúla
- Wintriest:
- is geimhriúla
- Plural:
- geimhriúla
- Pronunciation:
- “GEV-roo-il” /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲuːlʲ/
What does “geimhriúil” mean?
- wintry
- Cold, dark or stormy in the way typical of winter.Also: wintery, winterlike, hibernal, cold.
“Geimhriúil” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is geimhriúil after lá (day, masculine), after aimsir (weather, 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: aimsir gheimhriúil. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: lá geimhriúil.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, geimhriúla. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: aimsirí geimhriúla.
Wintrier, wintriest, very wintry
Tá an tráthnóna seo níos geimhriúla ná an mhaidin. This evening is more wintry than the morning.
| wintrier | níos geimhriúla | in the past tense: ní ba gheimhriúla |
|---|---|---|
| wintriest | is geimhriúla | in the past tense: ba gheimhriúla |
| as wintry as | chomh geimhriúil le | no change after chomh |
| very wintry | an-gheimhriúil | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too wintry | rógheimhriúil | ró- lenites |
“Geimhriúil” 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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Wintry in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for wintry?
The Irish for wintry is geimhriúil (pronounced “GEV-roo-il”). It comes after the noun: lá geimhriúil, a wintry day; aimsir gheimhriúil, wintry weather.
How do you say wintrier and wintriest in Irish?
níos geimhriúla is wintrier and is geimhriúla is wintriest. In the past tense they become ní ba gheimhriúla and ba gheimhriúla.
Why does geimhriúil become gheimhriúil?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So aimsir gheimhriúil (wintry weather) but lá geimhriúil (a wintry day), because lá is masculine.
What is the plural of geimhriúil?
With a plural noun geimhriúil becomes geimhriúla: laethanta geimhriúla, aimsirí geimhriúla.
How do you say very wintry in Irish?
an-gheimhriúil. Too wintry is rógheimhriúil, and as wintry as is chomh geimhriúil le.
What is the opposite of geimhriúil?
The usual opposite is samhrata, meaning summery, as in aimsir shamhrata, summery weather.
