riabhach
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Cat riabhach 
Riabhach san Íoslainn
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish ríabach,[2] from Proto-Celtic *rēbākos. By surface analysis, riabh + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəx/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəwəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːwa(x)/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːwa(x)/[4]
- Homophone: riach (Munster)
Adjective
riabhach (genitive singular masculine riabhaigh, genitive singular feminine riabhaí, plural riabhacha, not comparable)
Declension
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | riabhach | riabhach | riabhacha | |
| vocative | riabhaigh | riabhacha | ||
| genitive | riabhaí | riabhacha | riabhach | |
| dative | riabhach | riabhach; riabhaigh (archaic) |
riabhacha | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
Derived terms
References
- ^ “riabhach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríabach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 205, page 103
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 73, page 31
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riaḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 567
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riabhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish ríabach,[1] from Proto-Celtic *rēbākos, from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Latvian raibs (“multicolored”), Albanian rrebe (“caprice”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
riabhach
Derived terms
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríabach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language