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Old Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
ríar f (genitive réire, nominative plural ríara)
- will, wish
- demand, request
- demand, stipulation, rule
- claims to compensation, tribute made by a king or abbot
- supplying physical needs, attendance, hospitality
- submitting to, obeying
- subduing, governing
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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ríarL
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réirL
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ríaraH
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Vocative
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ríarL
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réirL
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ríaraH
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Accusative
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réirN
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réirL
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ríaraH
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Genitive
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réireH
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ríarL
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ríarN
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Dative
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réirL
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ríaraib
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ríaraib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
ríar f
- (music) note, sound
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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ríarL
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réirL
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ríaraH
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Vocative
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ríarL
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réirL
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ríaraH
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Accusative
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réirN
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réirL
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ríaraH
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Genitive
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réireH
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ríarL
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ríarN
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Dative
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réirL
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ríaraib
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ríaraib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Mutation
Mutation of ríar
radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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ríar also rríar after a proclitic ending in a vowel
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ríar pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language