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Irish
Etymology
From English rerage, from Anglo-Norman arerage.
Pronunciation
Noun
riaráiste m (genitive singular riaráiste, nominative plural riaráistí)
- arrear
Declension
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “riaráiste”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 170, page 64
- ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 274, page 117
Further reading
- “riaráiste”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “riaráiste”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riaráiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN