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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
rìoghachd f (plural rìoghachdan)
- kingdom
Usage notes
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rígdacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “rìoghachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN