righin

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish rigin.[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic righinn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

righin (genitive singular feminine righne, plural righne, comparative righne)

  1. tough; tenacious; obdurate
  2. slow, deliberate; tardy

Declension

Declension of righin
Positive singular plural
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

References

References
  1. ^ “righin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rigin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 82, page 44
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 89, page 20
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 46
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 370
  7. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 174
  8. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 303, page 138

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