banrigh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• bainrìgh
• ban-rìgh
• banrighinn

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ rìgh (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpãũn̪ˠrˠɪ/

Noun

banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)

1. (nobility, chess) queen, female monarch

Related terms

• bana-phrionnsa
• banfhlath
• flath
• prionnsa

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
banrigh	bhanrigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “banrigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN