Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish richt (form, guise),[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸrixtus (cognate with Welsh rhith), from Proto-Indo-European *prep-. Cognate with Irish riocht.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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riochd m (genitive singular riochda, plural riochdan)

  1. likeness, form, appearance, shape
  2. state, condition
  3. guise, impersonation

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “richt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap