réir

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See also: reir and reír

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

The archaic dative form of Old Irish ríar (will, wish, demand, request; decision) (compare modern riar).

Pronunciation

Noun

réir f (genitive singular réire)

  1. wish, will
  2. command, bidding

Declension

Declension of réir (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative réir
vocative a réir
genitive réire
dative réir
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an réir
genitive na réire
dative leis an réir
don réir

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

réir

  1. inflection of ríar:
    1. dative/accusative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation

Mutation of réir
radical lenition nasalization
réir
also rréir after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
réir
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.