rìoghachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrˠiə.əxk/

Noun

rìoghachd f (plural rìoghachdan)

1. kingdom

Usage notes

• In colloquial speech often used for any state, not just monarchies.

Related terms

• rìgh

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “rìoghachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rígdacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language