réidh

See also: rèidh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish réid, from Proto-Celtic *reidis (“simple, easy”) (compare Welsh rhwydd (“easy, quick”), Breton rouez (“scattered, spaced-out; clear, limpid”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːɟ/^[1]
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːj/^[2]

Adjective

réidh (genitive singular feminine réidhe, plural réidhe, comparative réidhe or réacha)

1. level (having the same height at all places), even, flat

   Synonyms: cothrom, comhréidh

2. smooth (without difficulty; natural, unconstrained; unbroken), easy (free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained), free (unconstrained)

   Synonym: socair

3. ready [with le ‘to’], prepared [with le ‘for’], finished (completed; concluded; done), fit [with le ‘to’]

   Synonym: réitithe

4. cool (not showing emotion, calm), even-tempered, good-tempered
5. leisured, leisurely

Declension

Declension of réidh

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	réidh	réidh	réidhe
vocative	réidh		réidhe
genitive		réidhe	réidhe	réidh
dative	réidh	réidh	réidhe
Comparative	níos réidhe
Superlative	is réidhe

• Alternative comparative form: réacha (Cois Fharraige)

Synonyms

• (ready, prepared; finished): ullamh

Derived terms

• doréidh (“intricate”, adjective)

References

1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN