rígdae

Old Irish

Etymology

rí (“king”) +‎ -de

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr͈ʲiːɣðe/

Adjective

rígdae

1. pertaining to king or state
2. regal, royal
3. kingly, majestic, noble

Inflection

io/iā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rígdae	rígdae	rígdae
Vocative	rígdai
Accusative	rígdae	rígdai
Genitive	rígdai	rígdae	rígdai
Dative	rígdu	rígdai	rígdu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	rígdai	rígdai
Vocative	rígdai rígdu*
Accusative	rígdai rígdu*
Genitive	rígdae
Dative	rígdaib
Notes	* when substantivized

Derived terms

• rígdacht (“kingliness, kingly qualities; kingdom”)

Noun

rígdae n

1. royal dwelling place, palace

Inflection

Neuter io-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	rígdaeN	rígdaeL	rígdaeL
vocative	rígdaeN	rígdaeL	rígdaeL
accusative	rígdaeN	rígdaeL	rígdaeL
genitive	rígdaiL	rígdaeL	rígdaeN
dative	rígduL	rígdaib	rígdaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 rígda(e), rída (‘kingly’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 rígda(e) (‘palace’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language