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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)

  1. (nobility, chess) queen, female monarch
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Mutation

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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

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Chess pieces in Scottish Gaelic · fir-tàileisg (layout · text)
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rìgh banrigh tùr easbaig ridire pàn

References

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