rialta

Irish

Alternative forms

• riaghalta (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríagalta (“bound by rule, regular”). By surface analysis, riail +‎ -ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠiəl̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

rialta

1. regular
   1. (ecclesiastical) bound by religious rule
   2. regular, habitual
   3. (grammar) regular

Derived terms

• ainrialta
• bean rialta
• dírialta
• rialtach
• rialtán
• rialtas

 

Related terms

• rialtacht (“regularity; religious life”)
• rialtóir (“ruler, controller, regulator, governor”)

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríagalta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “riaġalta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 568
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rialta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN