réasúnta
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish résúnta (“possessing reason; rational”), corresponding to réasún (“reason”) + -ta.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɾˠeːˈsˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːsˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːsˠun̪ˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
[edit]réasúnta (genitive singular masculine réasúnta, genitive singular feminine réasúnta, plural réasúnta, comparative réasúnta)
- reasonable, sane, sensible
- Synonym: réasúnach
- reasonable, fair, moderate, tolerable
- Synonym: réasúnach
Derived terms
[edit]- réasúntacht f (“reasonableness, moderateness; rationality”)
Adverb
[edit]réasúnta
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réasúnta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “résúnta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “réasúnta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “réasúnta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024