réasúnta

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish résúnta (“possessing reason; rational”), corresponding to réasún (“reason”) +‎ -ta.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠeːˈsˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːsˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːsˠun̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

réasúnta (genitive singular masculine réasúnta, genitive singular feminine réasúnta, plural réasúnta, comparative réasúnta)

reasonable, sane, sensible
Synonym: réasúnach
reasonable, fair, moderate, tolerable
Synonym: réasúnach

Derived terms

réasúntacht f (“reasonableness, moderateness; rationality”)

Adverb

réasúnta

reasonably, fairly

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réasúnta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “résúnta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “réasúnta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“réasúnta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025