riachtanas

riachtanas

Irish

Alternative forms

• riachdanas, riachdanus, riachtanus, riochtanas, riochtanus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríachtanus.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/; /ˈɾˠiːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɯːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[1]

Noun

riachtanas m (genitive singular riachtanais, nominative plural riachtanais)

1. need (something required), necessity (something necessary)

   Synonyms: feidhm, gá, gátar

2. want (something needed or desired)

Declension

Declension of riachtanas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative riachtanas riachtanais Vocative a riachtanais a riachtanasa Genitive riachtanais riachtanas Dative riachtanas riachtanais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an riachtanas na riachtanais Genitive an riachtanais na riachtanas Dative leis an riachtanas don riachtanas leis na riachtanais

Further reading

• “riachtanas” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríachtanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “riaċtanas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 568.
• "riachtanas" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31