riachtanas

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “riachtanas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríachtanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Further reading[edit]

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