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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish rígdacht (compare Scottish Gaelic rìoghachd). By surface analysis, rí + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
ríocht f (genitive singular ríochta, nominative plural ríochtaí)
- kingdom
- (law) realm
- Synonym: flaitheas
- (biology, taxonomy) kingdom
Declension
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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ríocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rígdacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ríġeaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 570
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ríoġaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 572
- Entries containing “ríocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ríocht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.