riach
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alteration of diabhal (“devil”).
Noun
[edit]riach m (genitive singular riaigh)
- (euphemistic) devil (used in certain fixed expressions)
- th’anam ón riabhach
- the devil take your soul
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]riach (genitive singular masculine riaigh, genitive singular feminine riaiche, plural riacha, not comparable)
- Alternative form of riabhach (“brindled”)
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 89, page 49