réir

See also: reir and reír

Irish

Alternative forms

• riar

Etymology

The archaic dative form of Old Irish ríar (“will, wish, demand, request; decision”) (compare modern riar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːɾʲ/

Noun

réir f (genitive singular réire)

1. wish, will
2. command, bidding

Declension

Declension of réir

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative réir Vocative a réir Genitive réire Dative réir

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an réir Genitive na réire Dative leis an réir don réir

Derived terms

• de réir
• do réir
• faoi réir
• faoi réir ag

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr͈ʲeːrʲe/

Noun

réir

1. inflection of ríar:
   1. dative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
réir also rréir after a proclitic ending in a vowel	réir pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.