mac rí
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Irish[edit]
Noun[edit]
mac rí m (genitive singular mic rí, nominative plural mic rí)
- prince (son of a king)
- Ní huaisle mac rí ná a chuid. (“Handsome is as handsome does.”) —Proverb
- Synonym: prionsa
- Coordinate terms: iníon rí, banphrionsa
Declension[edit]
Declension of mac rí
Derived terms[edit]
- lus mhic rí Breatan (“wild thyme”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
mac rí | mhac rí | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mac rí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “mac rí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.