riachtanach
Irish
Alternative forms
- riachdanach (obsolete)
- riachtánach, riachtanasach
Etymology
From riachtain + -ach
Adjective
riachtanach (genitive singular masculine riachtaigh, genitive singular feminine riachtanaí, plural riachtanacha, comparative riachtanaí)
- necessary, essential, needful, indispensable, requisite
Declension
Declension of riachtanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | riachtanach | riachtanach | riachtanacha | |
| Vocative | riachtanaigh | riachtanacha | ||
| Genitive | riachtanaí | riachtanacha | riachtanach | |
| Dative | riachtanach | riachtanach; riachtanaigh (archaic) | riachtanacha | |
| Comparative | níos riachtanaí | |||
| Superlative | is riachtanaí | |||
Related terms
- riachtanas
Further reading
- “riachtanach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríachtanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “riaċtanaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 568.
- "riachtanach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.