banrigh

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

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]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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