riachtanas

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish ríachtanus.[2] By surface analysis, riachtain +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

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  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/; /ˈɾˠiːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɯːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[4]

Noun

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riachtanas m (genitive singular riachtanais, nominative plural riachtanais)

  1. need (something required), necessity (something necessary)
    Synonyms: feidhm, gá, gátar
  2. want (something needed or desired)

Declension

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Declension of riachtanas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative riachtanas riachtanais
Vocative a riachtanais a riachtanasa
Genitive riachtanais riachtanas
Dative riachtanas riachtanais

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an riachtanas na riachtanais
Genitive an riachtanais na riachtanas
Dative leis an riachtanas

don riachtanas

leis na riachtanais

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References

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  1. ^ “riachtanas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríachtanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 205, page 103
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 73, page 31

Further reading

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