riail

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríagal, from Old Irish ríagol, ríagul (“rule; line, measure”), from Latin rēgula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾˠiəlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠeːlˠ/, /ˈɾˠeːl̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːlˠ/[1]

Noun

riail f (genitive singular rialach, nominative plural rialacha)

  1. rule, regulation, principle
  2. (ecclesiastical) code of discipline
  3. (law) order
  4. ruler; (typography) rule

Declension
Declension of riail

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative riail rialacha
Vocative a riail a rialacha
Genitive rialach rialacha
Dative riail
rialaigh (archaic, dialectal)		 rialacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an riail na rialacha
Genitive na rialach na rialacha
Dative leis an riail
leis an rialaigh (archaic, dialectal)

don riail
don rialaigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na rialacha

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • buanriail
  • féinriail
  • riail chruach (“steel rule”)
  • riail chúirte (“rule of court”)
  • riail ingir (“plumb-rule”)
  • riail lúdraí (“sector”)
  • riail na dtríonna (“rule of three”)
  • riail ochtréid (“octet rule”)
  • riail phráis (“brass rule”)
  • riail treorach (“sighting rule”)
  • riailbhéas (“regular habit, discipline”)
  • riailchíos (“standard rent”)
  • riailchiumhais (“straight edge”)
  • riailéad (“reglet”)
  • riailmhaide (“control rod”)
  • rialaigh
  • sár-riail

Verb

riail (present analytic rialann, future analytic rialfaidh, verbal noun rial, past participle rialta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of rialaigh (“rule; govern, control; regulate; govern; line”)

Conjugation
conjugation of riail (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present rialaim rialann tú;
rialair†		 rialann sé, sí rialaimid rialann sibh rialann siad;
rialaid†		 a rialann; a rialas rialtar
past riail mé; rialas riail tú; rialais riail sé, sí rialamar; riail muid riail sibh; rialabhair riail siad; rialadar a riail /
ar riail*		 rialadh
past habitual rialainn rialtá rialadh sé, sí rialaimis; rialadh muid rialadh sibh rialaidís; rialadh siad a rialadh /
a rialadh*		 rialtaí
future rialfaidh mé;
rialfad		 rialfaidh tú;
rialfair†		 rialfaidh sé, sí rialfaimid;
rialfaidh muid		 rialfaidh sibh rialfaidh siad;
rialfaid†		 a rialfaidh; a rialfas rialfar
conditional rialfainn rialfá rialfadh sé, sí rialfaimis; rialfadh muid rialfadh sibh rialfaidís; rialfadh siad a rialfadh /
a rialfadh*		 rialfaí
subjunctive present go riala mé;
go rialad†		 go riala tú;
go rialair†		 go riala sé, sí go rialaimid;
go riala muid		 go riala sibh go riala siad;
go rialaid†		 — go rialtar
past dá rialainn dá rialtá dá rialadh sé, sí dá rialaimis;
dá rialadh muid		 dá rialadh sibh dá rialaidís;
dá rialadh siad		 — dá rialtaí
imperative rialaim riail rialadh sé, sí rialaimis rialaigí;
rialaidh†		 rialaidís — rialtar
verbal noun rial
past participle rialta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

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