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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish ríachtanus. By surface analysis, riachtain + -as.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/; /ˈɾˠiːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɯːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/
Noun
riachtanas m (genitive singular riachtanais, nominative plural riachtanais)
- need (something required), necessity (something necessary)
- Synonyms: feidhm, gá, gátar
- want (something needed or desired)
Declension
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References
- ^ “riachtanas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríachtanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31
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