ridire

See also: Ridire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ritire (“rider, knight”), from Old English ridere (“horseman”).

Noun

ridire m (genitive singular ridire, nominative plural ridirí)

1. (nobility, chess) knight
2. man of property

Declension

Declension of ridire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ridire ridirí Vocative a ridire a ridirí Genitive ridire ridirí Dative ridire ridirí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ridire na ridirí Genitive an ridire na ridirí Dative leis an ridire don ridire leis na ridirí

Derived terms

• ridireacht (“knighthood; chivalry”)
• ridiriúil (“knightly, chivalrous”)

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Italian

Etymology

ri- +‎ dire

Verb

ridire

1. (transitive) to repeat

See also

• ridare
• ridere

Anagrams

• irride

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ritire (“rider, knight”) (compare Welsh rheidyr), from Old English ridere (“horseman”), ridda, riddan (“knight”) (compare German Ritter (“knight”), Old Norse riddari (“rider, knight”)); related to English ride (see réidh).

Noun

ridire m (genitive singular ridire, plural ridirean)

1. (nobility, chess) knight, cavalier

Derived terms

• ridireach (“knightly, chivalrous”)
• ridireachd (“knighthood, chivalry”)