rialta
Irish
Alternative forms
- riaghalta (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish ríagalta (“bound by rule, regular”); synchronically riail + -ta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
rialta
- regular
- (ecclesiastical) bound by religious rule
- regular, habitual
- (grammar) regular
Derived terms
- ainrialta
- bean rialta
- dírialta
- rialtach
- rialtán
- rialtas
Related terms
- rialtacht (“regularity; religious life”)
- rialtóir (“ruler, controller, regulator, governor”)
References
- “ríagalta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “riaġalta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "rialta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.