# riar
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* riaraigh

### Etymology

From Old Irish ríar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɾˠiəɾˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ɾˠeːɾˠ/, (older) /ɾˠɤːɾˠ/

### Verb

riar (present analytic riarann, future analytic riarfaidh, verbal noun riar, past participle riartha)
* (transitive) administer, manage
* (transitive) provide (ar, do (“for”))
* (transitive) distribute, allocate; supply
* (transitive) serve, obey

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | riaraim | riarann tú; riarair$^†$ | riarann sé, sí | riaraimid | riarann sibh | riarann siad; riaraid$^†$ | a riarann; a riaras | riartar |
| indicative | past | riar mé; riaras | riar tú; riarais | riar sé, sí | riaramar; riar muid | riar sibh; riarabhair | riar siad; riaradar | a riar / ar riar* | riaradh |
| indicative | past habitual | riarainn | riartá | riaradh sé, sí | riaraimis; riaradh muid | riaradh sibh | riaraidís; riaradh siad | a riaradh / a riaradh* | riartaí |
| future | future | riarfaidh mé; riarfad | riarfaidh tú; riarfair$^†$ | riarfaidh sé, sí | riarfaimid; riarfaidh muid | riarfaidh sibh | riarfaidh siad; riarfaid$^†$ | a riarfaidh; a riarfas | riarfar |
| conditional | conditional | riarfainn | riarfá | riarfadh sé, sí | riarfaimis; riarfadh muid | riarfadh sibh | riarfaidís; riarfadh siad | a riarfadh / a riarfadh* | riarfaí |
| subjunctive | present | go riara mé; go riarad$^†$ | go riara tú; go riarair$^†$ | go riara sé, sí | go riaraimid; go riara muid | go riara sibh | go riara siad; go riaraid$^†$ | — | go riartar |
| subjunctive | past | dá riarainn | dá riartá | dá riaradh sé, sí | dá riaraimis; dá riaradh muid | dá riaradh sibh | dá riaraidís; dá riaradh siad | — | dá riartaí |
| imperative | imperative | riaraim | riar | riaradh sé, sí | riaraimis | riaraigí; riaraidh$^†$ | riaraidís | — | riartar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | riar | riar | riar | riar | riar | riar | riar | riar |
| past participle | past participle | riartha | riartha | riartha | riartha | riartha | riartha | riartha | riartha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

#### Derived terms

* athriar (“readminister”, verb)
* riarachán m (“administration”)
* riarthach (“administrative; dispensing, distributive”, adjective)
* riarthóir m (“administrator; server, dispenser”)
* soriartha

#### Related terms

* riarthóireacht f (“(act of) administering, dispensing; administration”)

### Noun

riar m (genitive singular as substantive riar, genitive as verbal noun riartha)
* verbal noun of riar
* administration, management
* provision, service
* distribution, allocation
* share, supply; sufficiency
* Alternative form of réir

#### Declension
##### As substantive

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
riar
vocative
a riar
genitive
riar
dative
riar
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an riar
genitive
an riar
dative
leis an riar don riar :

##### As verbal noun

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
riar
vocative
a riar
genitive
riartha
dative
riar
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an riar
genitive
an riartha
dative
leis an riar don riar :

#### Alternative forms

* (verbal noun): riaradh m

#### Derived terms

* athriar f (“readministration”)

### References

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

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “riar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rˠiəɾ/

### Noun

riar m (dative singular rèir, genitive singular rèir, plural riaran)
* will, desire, pleasure, inclination
    Synonym: toil

#### Derived terms

* a rèir
* co-rèir
* mu rèir

## Swedish
### Verb

riar
* present indicative of ria

### Anagrams

* irra