ríog

Irish

Alternative forms

  • readhg, ríodhg (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish redg.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾˠiːɡ/

Noun

ríog f (genitive singular ríge, nominative plural ríoga)

  1. fit, spasm
  2. impulse

Declension

Declension of ríog (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ríog ríoga
vocative a ríog a ríoga
genitive ríge ríog
dative ríog
ríg (archaic, dialectal)
ríoga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ríog na ríoga
genitive na ríge na ríog
dative leis an ríog
leis an ríg (archaic, dialectal)
don ríog
don ríg (archaic, dialectal)
leis na ríoga

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “redg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ríoḋg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 902; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ríog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN