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ríar

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See also: riar

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ríar f (genitive réire, nominative plural ríara)

  1. will, wish
  2. demand, request
  3. demand, stipulation, rule
  4. claims to compensation, tribute made by a king or abbot
  5. supplying physical needs, attendance, hospitality
  6. submitting to, obeying
  7. subduing, governing
Inflection
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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Vocative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Accusative réirN réirL ríaraH
Genitive réireH ríarL ríarN
Dative réirL ríaraib ríaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Irish: riar, réir

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ríar f

  1. (music) note, sound
Inflection
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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Vocative ríarL réirL ríaraH
Accusative réirN réirL ríaraH
Genitive réireH ríarL ríarN
Dative réirL ríaraib ríaraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

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Mutation of ríar
radical lenition nasalization
ríar
also rríar after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
ríar
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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