ríocht

See also: riocht

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish rígdacht (compare Scottish Gaelic rìoghachd). By surface analysis, + -acht.

Pronunciation

Noun

ríocht f (genitive singular ríochta, nominative plural ríochtaí)

  1. kingdom
  2. (law) realm
    Synonym: flaitheas
  3. (biology, taxonomy) kingdom

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52

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