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Irish
Noun
riachtain f (genitive singular riachtana)
- (literary) Alternative form of rochtain (verbal noun of righ)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríachtain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riaċtain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 568
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riachtain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN