banrigh
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ban- (feminine prefix) + rìgh (“king”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ãũrˠɪ/[1]
- (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ãːrˠɪɲ/[2][3] (corresponding to the form banrighinn)
Noun
[edit]banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
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| banrigh | bhanrigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
See also
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| rìgh | banrigh | tùr | easbaig | ridire | pàn |
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 111
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap