ríon

See also: Rion

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rígan (“queen”), from Proto-Celtic *rīganī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾˠiːnˠ/

Noun

ríon f (genitive singular ríona, nominative plural ríonacha)

queen; queenly, noble, lady; fair maiden

Declension

Declension of ríon

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ríon	ríonacha
Vocative	a ríon	a ríonacha
Genitive	ríona	ríonacha
Dative	ríon	ríonacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ríon	na ríonacha
Genitive	na ríona	na ríonacha
Dative	leis an ríon don ríon	leis na ríonacha

Derived terms

ardríon f (“high queen”)
banríon f (“queen”)
ríonacht f (“queenship”)
ríonaí (“queenly”, adjective)
ríonaigh (“queen”, verb)
ríonmháthair f (“queen-mother”)
ríonphost m (“queen-post”)

References

"ríon" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“rígan, rígain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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