righin
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish rigin.[1] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic righinn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]righin (genitive singular feminine righne, plural righne, comparative righne)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | righin | righin | righne | |
| vocative | righin | righne | ||
| genitive | righne | righne | righin | |
| dative | righin | righin | righne | |
| Comparative | níos righne | |||
| Superlative | is righne | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “righin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “righin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “righin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024