riach
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Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alteration of diabhal (“devil”).
Noun[edit]
riach m (genitive singular riaigh)
- (euphemistic) devil (used in certain fixed expressions)
- th’anam ón riabhach
- the devil take your soul
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 49
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
riach (genitive singular masculine riaigh, genitive singular feminine riaiche, plural riacha, not comparable)
- Alternative form of riabhach (“brindled”)