banrigh

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ rìgh (king).

Noun[edit]

banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)

  1. (nobility, chess) queen, female monarch

Related terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
banrigh bhanrigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Scottish Gaelic · fir-tàileisg (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rìgh banrigh tùr easbaig ridire pàn

References[edit]

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