rìoghachd
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rìoghachd f (plural rìoghachdan)
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][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