riar

See also: ríar

Irish

Alternative forms

• riaraigh

Etymology

From Old Irish ríar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠiəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːɾˠ/, (older) /ɾˠɤːɾˠ/

Verb

riar (present analytic riarann, future analytic riarfaidh, verbal noun riar, past participle riartha)

1. (transitive) administer, manage
2. (transitive) provide (ar, do (“for”))
3. (transitive) distribute, allocate; supply
4. (transitive) serve, obey

Conjugation

Conjugation of riar (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	riaraim	riarann tú; riarair†	riarann sé, sí	riaraimid; riarann muid	riarann sibh	riarann siad; riaraid†	a riarann; a riaras	riartar
past	riar mé; riaras	riar tú; riarais	riar sé, sí	riaramar; riar muid	riar sibh; riarabhair	riar siad; riaradar	a riar	riaradh
past habitual	riarainn	riartá	riaradh sé, sí	riaraimis; riaradh muid	riaradh sibh	riaraidís; riaradh siad	a riaradh	riartaí
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	riarfaidh mé; riarfad	riarfaidh tú; riarfair†	riarfaidh sé, sí	riarfaimid; riarfaidh muid	riarfaidh sibh	riarfaidh siad; riarfaid†	a riarfaidh; a riarfas	riarfar
conditional	riarfainn	riarfá	riarfadh sé, sí	riarfaimis; riarfadh muid	riarfadh sibh	riarfaidís; riarfadh siad	a riarfadh	riarfaí
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go riara mé; go riarad†	go riara tú; go riarair†	go riara sé, sí	go riaraimid; go riara muid	go riara sibh	go riara siad; go riaraid†	—	go riartar
past	dá riarainn	dá riartá	dá riaradh sé, sí	dá riaraimis; dá riaradh muid	dá riaradh sibh	dá riaraidís; dá riaradh siad	—	dá riartaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	riaraim	riar	riaradh sé, sí	riaraimis	riaraigí; riaraidh†	riaraidís	—	riartar
past participle	riartha
verbal noun	riar

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• athriar (“readminister”, verb)
• riarachán m (“administration”)
• riarthach (“administrative; dispensing, distributive”, adjective)
• riarthóir m (“administrator; server, dispenser”)
• soriartha

Related terms

• riarthóireacht f (“(act of) administering, dispensing; administration”)

Noun

riar m (genitive singular as substantive riar, genitive as verbal noun riartha)

1. verbal noun of riar
2. administration, management
3. provision, service
4. distribution, allocation
5. share, supply; sufficiency
6. alternative form of réir

Declension

As substantive

Declension of riar (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative riar vocative a riar genitive riar dative riar forms with the definite article singular nominative an riar genitive an riar dative leis an riar don riar

As verbal noun

Declension of riar (irregular, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative riar vocative a riar genitive riartha dative riar forms with the definite article singular nominative an riar genitive an riartha dative leis an riar don riar

Alternative forms

• (verbal noun): riaradh m

Derived terms

• athriar f (“readministration”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “riar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠiəɾ/

Noun

riar m (dative singular rèir, genitive singular rèir, plural riaran)

1. will, desire, pleasure, inclination

   Synonym: toil

Derived terms

• a rèir
• co-rèir
• mu rèir

Swedish

Verb

riar

1. present indicative of ria

Anagrams

• irra