rìoghachd

From Old Irish rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”).

IPA^(key): /ˈrˠiə.əxk/

rìoghachd f (plural rìoghachdan)

1. kingdom

• In colloquial speech often used for any state, not just monarchies.

• rìgh

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “rígdacht”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN