ríar

See also: riar

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r͈ʲiːa̯r/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ríar f (genitive réire, nominative plural ríara)

1. will, wish
2. demand, request
3. demand, stipulation, rule
4. claims to compensation, tribute made by a king or abbot
5. supplying physical needs, attendance, hospitality
6. submitting to, obeying
7. subduing, governing

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ríarL	réirL	ríaraH
Vocative	ríarL	réirL	ríaraH
Accusative	réirN	réirL	ríaraH
Genitive	réireH	ríarL	ríarN
Dative	réirL	ríaraib	ríaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• arusc réire
• comríar
• do réir
• fo réir
• tar réir

 

Descendants

• Irish: riar, réir

Etymology 2

Noun

ríar f

1. (music) note, sound

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ríarL	réirL	ríaraH
Vocative	ríarL	réirL	ríaraH
Accusative	réirN	réirL	ríaraH
Genitive	réireH	ríarL	ríarN
Dative	réirL	ríaraib	ríaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ríar also rríar after a proclitic	ríar pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language