rìgh
See also: rígh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
Noun
rìgh m (genitive rìgh, plural rìghrean)
- (nobility, chess) king
- Bha Coinneach mac Ailpein na chiad rìgh na h-Alba.
- Kenneth MacAlpin was the first king of Scotland.
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Derived terms
Terms derived from rìgh
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| rìgh | banrigh | tùr | easbaig | ridire | pàn |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “rí” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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