rìoghachd
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rìoghachd f (plural rìoghachdan)
Usage notes edit
- In colloquial speech often used for any state, not just monarchies.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “rìoghachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rígdacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language