banrigh

== Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === bainrìgh ban-rìgh banrighinn === Etymology === From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ rìgh (“king”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ãũrˠi/ (Uist, Barra, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ãːrˠiɲ/ (corresponding to the form banrighinn) (Gigha) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɛːrˠiɲ/ (corresponding to the form banrighinn) (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɛnərˠi/ === Noun === banrigh f (genitive singular banrighe, plural banrighean) (nobility, chess) queen, female monarch ==== Related terms ==== bana-phrionnsa banfhlath flath prionnsa === See also === === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “banrigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN