riail
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish ríagal, from Old Irish ríagol, ríagul (“rule; line, measure”), from Latin rēgula.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
riail f (genitive singular rialach, nominative plural rialacha)
- rule, regulation, principle
- (ecclesiastical) code of discipline
- (law) order
- ruler; (typography) rule
Declension[edit]
Declension of riail
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- buanriail
- féinriail
- riail chruach (“steel rule”)
- riail chúirte (“rule of court”)
- riail ingir (“plumb-rule”)
- riail lúdraí (“sector”)
- riail na dtríonna (“rule of three”)
- riail ochtréid (“octet rule”)
- riail phráis (“brass rule”)
- riail treorach (“sighting rule”)
- riailbhéas (“regular habit, discipline”)
- riailchíos (“standard rent”)
- riailchiumhais (“straight edge”)
- riailéad (“reglet”)
- riailmhaide (“control rod”)
- rialaigh
- sár-riail
Verb[edit]
riail (present analytic rialann, future analytic rialfaidh, verbal noun rial, past participle rialta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of rialaigh (“rule; govern, control; regulate; govern; line”)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of riail (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riail”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríagal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “riail” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “riail” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71
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