riail

Irish

Alternative forms

riaghail (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríagal, from Old Irish ríagol (“rule; line, measure”), from Latin rēgula.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾˠiəlʲ/^[2]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːlˠ/, /ˈɾˠeːl̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːlˠ/^[3]

Noun

riail f (genitive singular rialach, nominative plural rialacha)

Declension

Declension of riail (fifth declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	riail	rialacha
vocative	a riail	a rialacha
genitive	rialach	rialacha
dative	riail rialaigh (archaic, dialectal)	rialacha

forms with the definite article
	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

ainriail

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)

(ambitransitive) alternative form of rialaigh (“rule; govern, control; regulate; govern; line”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *riail* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	rialaim	rialann tú; rialair^†	rialann sé, sí	rialaimid; rialann muid	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	rialadh
past habitual	rialainn	rialtá	rialadh sé, sí	rialaimis; rialadh muid	rialadh sibh	rialaidís; rialadh siad	a rialadh	rialtaí

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	rialfaí

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	rialaim	riail	rialadh sé, sí	rialaimis	rialaigí; rialaidh^†	rialaidís	—	rialtar

past participle	rialta

verbal noun	rial

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ríagal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 115, page 61
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 73, page 31