rígad

Middle Irish

Etymology

From rí (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (earlier) /ˈr͈ʲiːɣəð/, (later) /ˈr͈ʲiːɣəɣ/

Noun

rígad m

1. verbal noun of rígaid
2. a crowning, coronation, kinging

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rígad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language