righin
Irish
Alternative forms
- roighin
Etymology
From Middle Irish rigin. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic righinn.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɾˠiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɾˠəinʲ/
Adjective
righin (genitive singular feminine righne, plural righne, comparative righne)
- tough; tenacious; obdurate
- slow, deliberate; tardy
Declension
Declension of righin
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | righin | righin | righne | |
| Vocative | righin | righne | ||
| Genitive | righne | righne | righin | |
| Dative | righin | righin | righne | |
| Comparative | níos righne | |||
| Superlative | is righne | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “righin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “righin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “righin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44