ríocht

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See also: riocht

Irish

Alternative forms

righeacht, rígheacht, ríoghacht, ríoghdhacht (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish rígdacht (compare Scottish Gaelic rìoghachd). By surface analysis, rí +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɾˠiəxt̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠiha(x)t̪ˠ/^[1]

Noun

ríocht f (genitive singular ríochta, nominative plural ríochtaí)

kingdom
(law) realm
Synonym: flaitheas
(biology, taxonomy) kingdom

Declension

Declension of ríocht (third declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	ríocht	ríochtaí
vocative	a ríocht	a ríochtaí
genitive	ríochta	ríochtaí
dative	ríocht	ríochtaí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an ríocht	na ríochtaí
genitive	na ríochta	na ríochtaí
dative	leis an ríocht don ríocht	leis na ríochtaí

Derived terms

ardríocht (“high kingship”)
Ríocht Aontaithe (“United Kingdom”)
Ríocht Bhairéin (“Kingdom of Bahrain”)
Ríocht Haisimíteach na hIordáine (“Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan”)
Ríocht Leosóta (“Kingdom of Lesotho”)
Ríocht Mharacó (“Kingdom of Morocco”)
Ríocht na Beilge (“Kingdom of Belgium”)
Ríocht na Bútáine (“Kingdom of Bhutan”)
Ríocht na Cambóide (“Kingdom of Cambodia”)
Ríocht na Danmhairge (“Kingdom of Denmark”)
Ríocht na hAlban (“Kingdom of Scotland”)
Ríocht na hAraibe Sádaí (“Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”)
Ríocht na hIorua (“Kingdom of Norway”)
Ríocht na hÍsiltíre (“Kingdom of the Netherlands”)
Ríocht na Spáinne (“Kingdom of Spain”)
Ríocht na Sualainne (“Kingdom of Sweden”)
Ríocht na Suasalainne (“ Kingdom of Swaziland”)
Ríocht na Téalainne (“ Kingdom of Thailand”)
Ríocht Shasana (“ Kingdom of England”)

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ríocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ríocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“ríocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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