rìoghachd
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈrˠiə.əxk/
Usage notes
- In colloquial speech often used for any state, not just monarchies.
Related terms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “rìoghachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 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
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