riabhach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish ríabach,[2] from Proto-Celtic *rēbākos, from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Latvian raibs (“multicolored”), Albanian rrebe (“caprice”).[3] By surface analysis, riabh + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəvˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiəwəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːwa(x)/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːwa(x)/[4]
Adjective edit
riabhach (genitive singular masculine riabhaigh, genitive singular feminine riabhaí, plural riabhacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of riabhach
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ “riabhach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríabach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “riabhach”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 379
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riaḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 567
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riabhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish ríabach,[1] from Proto-Celtic *rēbākos, from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Latvian raibs (“multicolored”), Albanian rrebe (“caprice”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
riabhach
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríabach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language