rìoghachd
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈrˠiə.əxk/
Noun
rìoghachd f (plural rìoghachdan)
Usage notes
- In colloquial speech often used for any state, not just monarchies.
Related terms
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
- “rígdacht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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