riascánta

Irish

Alternative forms

• riascach
• riasganta (obsolete)

Etymology

From riasc (“marsh, moor”) +‎ -ánta.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːsˠkan̪ˠt̪ˠə/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːsˠkan̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

riascánta

1. marshy, fenny

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríascanta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riascaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 569
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riascánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN