reachd

See also: reach'd

Irish

Noun

reachd m

1. Obsolete spelling of reacht

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠɛxk/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish recht (compare Irish reacht), from Proto-Celtic *rextus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-tus. Cognate with Welsh rhaith (“a right, entitlement”) and Breton reizh (“law, right”), and indirectly German Recht (“law”) (from Proto-Germanic *rehtą (“a right, privilege”)).

Noun

reachd m or f (genitive singular reachd, plural reachdan)

1. law, decree, right
2. command, power, ordinance

Synonyms

• (law): lagh, riaghailt

Derived terms

• bun-reachd
• reachdail

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną (“to care for, worry about”). If so, ultimately cognate to Etymology 1 above.

Noun

reachd f (genitive singular reachd, plural reachdan)

1. vexation, emotion (strong one)
2. hysterics
3. orgasm