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banrigh

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)

  1. (nobility, chess) queen, female monarch

Mutation

Mutation of banrigh
radical lenition
banrigh bhanrigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

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

References

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

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