ríon

See also: Rion

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish rígain (“queen”), from Proto-Celtic *rīganī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾˠiːnˠ/

Noun

ríon f (genitive singular ríona, nominative plural ríonacha)

  1. queen; queenly, noble, lady; fair maiden

Declension

Declension of ríon (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ríon ríonacha
vocative a ríon a ríonacha
genitive ríona ríonacha
dative ríon ríonacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ríon na ríonacha
genitive na ríona na ríonacha
dative leis an ríon
don ríon 		leis na ríonacha
  • Dative singular: ríoghain
  • Nominative plural: ríoghna

Derived terms

  • ardríon f (“high queen”)
  • banríon f (“queen”)
  • ríonacht f (“queenship”)
  • ríonaí (“queenly”, adjective)
  • ríonaigh (“queen”, verb)
  • ríonmháthair f (“queen-mother”)
  • ríonphost m (“queen-post”)

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