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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish résúnta (“possessing reason; rational”), corresponding to réasún (“reason”) + -ta.
Pronunciation
Adjective
réasúnta (genitive singular masculine réasúnta, genitive singular feminine réasúnta, plural réasúnta, comparative réasúnta)
- reasonable, sane, sensible
- Synonym: réasúnach
- reasonable, fair, moderate, tolerable
- Synonym: réasúnach
Derived terms
- réasúntacht f (“reasonableness, moderateness; rationality”)
Adverb
réasúnta
- reasonably, fairly
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réasúnta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “résúnta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “réasúnta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “réasúnta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024