ríar

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See also: riar

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

ríar f (genitive réire, nominative plural ríara)

  1. will, wish
  2. demand, request
  3. demand, stipulation, rule
  4. claims to compensation, tribute made by a king or abbot
  5. supplying physical needs, attendance, hospitality
  6. submitting to, obeying
  7. subduing, governing
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Vocative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Accusative réirN réirL ríaraH
Genitive réireH ríarL ríarN
Dative réirL ríaraib ríaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Irish: riar, réir

Etymology 2

Noun

ríar f

  1. (music) note, sound
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Vocative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Accusative réirN réirL ríaraH
Genitive réireH ríarL ríarN
Dative réirL ríaraib ríaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ríar
also rríar after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
ríar
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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