roghnaich

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• raoghnaich
• roghainnich
• roghnuich
• roighnich

Etymology

Cognate with Irish roghnaigh. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrˠoːnɪç/

Verb

roghnaich (past roghnaich, future roghnaichidh, verbal noun roghnachadh, past participle roghnaichte)

1. choose, select, pick out
2. prefer, like

Derived terms

• comh-roghnaich

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “roghnaich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN