riach
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾˠiəx/
Etymology 1
Alteration of diabhal (“devil”).
Noun
riach m (genitive singular riaigh)
- (euphemistic) devil (used in certain fixed expressions)
- th’anam ón riabhach
- the devil take your soul
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “riach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 49
Adjective
riach (genitive singular masculine riaigh, genitive singular feminine riaiche, plural riacha, not comparable)
- Alternative form of riabhach (“brindled”)