Irish (Donegal)

/ɾˠiː/

noun
Definitions
  • king male monarch
  • king chess, cards, checkers/draughts

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish rí (king) inherited from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (king, ruler) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (king, ruler, rules).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃rḗǵs

Gloss

king, ruler, rules

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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