riachtanas

• riachdanas, riachdanus, riachtanus, riochtanas, riochtanus (obsolete)

From Middle Irish ríachtanus.

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɤːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/; /ˈɾˠiːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɾˠɯːxt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[1]

riachtanas m (genitive singular riachtanais, nominative plural riachtanais)

1. need (something required), necessity (something necessary)

   Synonyms: feidhm, gá, gátar

2. want (something needed or desired)

• “riachtanas” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ríachtanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “riaċtanas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 568.
• "riachtanas" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.