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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish ríagalta (“bound by rule, regular”). By surface analysis, riail + -ta.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rialta
- regular
- (ecclesiastical) bound by religious rule
- regular, habitual
- (grammar) regular
Derived terms
- rialtacht (“regularity; religious life”)
- rialtóir (“ruler, controller, regulator, governor”)
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríagalta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riaġalta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 568
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rialta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN