réidh

See also: rèidh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish réid, from Proto-Celtic *rēdis (“simple, easy”) (compare Welsh rhwydd (“easy, quick”), Breton rouez (“scattered, spaced-out; clear, limpid”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁réh₁-dʰi, from *h₁réh₁ (“sparsely, rarely, loosely”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːɟ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːj/

Adjective

réidh (genitive singular feminine réidhe, plural réidhe, comparative réidhe or réacha)

1. level (having the same height at all places), even, flat

   Synonyms: cothrom, comhréidh

2. smooth (without difficulty; natural, unconstrained; unbroken), easy (free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained), free (unconstrained)

   Synonym: socair

3. ready [with le ‘to’], prepared [with le ‘for’], finished (completed; concluded; done), fit [with le ‘to’]

   Synonym: réitithe

4. cool (not showing emotion, calm), even-tempered, good-tempered
5. leisured, leisurely

Declension

Declension of réidh

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	réidh	réidh	réidhe
Vocative	réidh		réidhe
Genitive		réidhe	réidhe	réidh
Dative	réidh	réidh	réidhe
Comparative	níos réidhe
Superlative	is réidhe

• Alternative comparative form: réacha (Cois Fharraige)

Synonyms

• (ready, prepared; finished): ullamh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN