riocht

See also: ríocht

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish richt (“form, guise”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸrixtus (cognate with Welsh rhith), from Proto-Indo-European *prep-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾˠʊxt̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠɨ̞xt̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

riocht m (genitive singular reachta, nominative plural riochtaí)

  1. form, shape, guise
  2. state, condition, plight
  3. capacity, capability

Declension
Declension of riocht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative riocht riochtaí
Vocative a riocht a riochtaí
Genitive reachta riochtaí
Dative riocht riochtaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an riocht na riochtaí
Genitive an reachta na riochtaí
Dative leis an riocht

don riocht

 leis na riochtaí

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “richt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39

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