riar

See also: ríar

Irish

Alternative forms

  • riaraigh

Etymology

From Old Irish ríar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾˠiəɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠeːɾˠ/, (older) /ɾˠɤːɾˠ/[1]

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)
verbal noun riar
past participle riartha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present riaraim riarann tú;
riarair† 		riarann sé, sí riaraimid 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 /
ar riar* 		riaradh
past habitual riarainn riartá riaradh sé, sí riaraimis; riaradh muid riaradh sibh riaraidís; riaradh siad a riaradh /
a riaradh* 		riartaí
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 /
a riarfadh* 		riarfaí
subjunctive
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
– riaraim riar riaradh sé, sí riaraimis riaraigí;
riaraidh† 		riaraidís — riartar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Further reading

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

Swedish

Verb

riar

  1. present indicative of ria

Anagrams

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