banrigh
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- bainrìgh
- ban-rìgh
- banrighinn
Etymology
From ban- (feminine prefix) + rìgh (“king”).
Noun
banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean)
- (nobility, chess) queen, female monarch
Related terms
- bana-phrionnsa
- banfhlath
- flath
- prionnsa
Mutation
| 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
| 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