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Irish
Etymology
From riasc (“marsh, moor”) + -ánta.
Pronunciation
Adjective
riascánta
- marshy, fenny
References
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríascanta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riascaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 569
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riascánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN