riachtanas

Irish

Alternative forms

  • riachdanas, riachdanus, riachtanus, riochtanas, riochtanus (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/; /ˈɾˠiːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɯːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[4]

Noun

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

Declension of riachtanas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative riachtanas riachtanais
vocative a riachtanais a riachtanasa
genitive riachtanais riachtanas
dative riachtanas riachtanais
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an riachtanas na riachtanais
genitive an riachtanais na riachtanas
dative leis an riachtanas
don riachtanas 		leis na riachtanais

References

  1. ^ “riachtanas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríachtanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 205, page 103
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 73, page 31

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