rí
(rígh)
, g. ríogh and rígh, d. rígh pl. ríghthe (in sp. l. ríghte), pl. ríogha (Kea.), gpl. ríogh; (Kea.), m., a king, a sovereign, a prince; as prefix, excellent, princely, as rí-fhear or rígh-fhear, an excellent man; tá sé go ríogh-mhaith, it is excellent.
rí!
an exclamation of surprise (P. O'C.).
ríbhéid
, -e, -eacha, f., a musical reed, a pipe; melody, merriment.
ríbhéideach
, -dighe, a., furnished with reeds (as a wind instrument); musical, melodious, merry.
ríchead
, f., a kingdom; a king's mensal lands (O'R. and O'Br.).
rígh-
(rí-)
, a prefix, meaning royal. good, excellent.
rígh-bhean
, g. ríogh-mhná, pl. id., f., a queen-like or superior woman, an excellent woman.
rígh-chiste
, g. id., pl. -tidhe, m., a royal treasury, a royal treasure.
ríghe
, g. id., f., a kingdom, sovereignty, kingship; a reign; act of reigning, governing, ruling.
rígheacht
, -a, f., a kingdom; royalty, righe-mheas, m., the measure of a cubit.
rígh-fhear
, m., a prince; an excellent man.
rígh-fhéinnidh
, m., a commander-in-chief.
rígh-fhéinnidheacht
, -a, f., the generalship of an army.
rígh-fhiadhuidhe
, g. id., pl. -dhthe, m., a royal hunter; an excellent hunter.
rígh-ghas
, m., a royal scion.
rígh-lios
, m., a royal fort, a castle.
rígh-mhionn
, -na, m., a diadem, a royal diadem.
rígh-sheisc
, -e, f., greater burr-reed (sparganium erectum).
rígh-theach
, -thighe, -thighthe, m., a royal house or palace.
rígh-theaghlach
, -aigh, m., a king's household.
ríméad
, -éid, m., gladness, delight; finery; pride (followed by as).
ríméadach
, -aighe, a., glad, pleased, proud (of, as); rígh-ríméadach, very glad.
ríobh
, poet. for riabh, a bird like a lark; fig., a fair lady.
ríobóid
, -de, f., a spendthrift.
ríobóideacht
, -a, f., prodigality.
ríobóidim
, -óideadh, v. tr. and intr., I revel, riot; spend, squander money.
ríobún
, -úin, m., a mixture of oatmeal and milk used for food.
ríogh-
(rígh-)
, intensive prefix, meaning great, fine, chief, good, excellent.
ríoghacht
, -a, pl. id., f., a kingdom, a dominion (also rígheacht).
ríoghadh
, -ghtha, m., the act of crowning or electing a king.
ríoghaim
, -ghadh, v. tr., I crown, enthrone as king.
ríoghamhail
, -mhla, a., royal, princely, kingly, regal.
ríoghamhlacht
, -a, f., majesty; royalty.
ríoghan
, -ghna, pl. id., f., a queen, a princess; frequent in poetry.
ríogh-bhoth
, f., a royal pavilion.
ríogh-bhrugh
, m., a royal castle, a splendid mansion (often ríogh-bhrog in M.).
ríogh-cholb
, m., a sceptre (also
ríogh-choróin
, f., a royal crown.
ríogh-churadh
, -aidh, pl. id., m., a royal champion, a great champion.
ríoghdha
, indec. a., royal, kingly, princely.
ríogh-dháil
, -ála, f., a royal convocation.
ríogh-dhámh
, m., a royal poet, an excellent poet.
ríogh-dhamhna
, g. id., m., a king-elect; the heir-presumptive of a king; lit., the "makings" of a king (also ríogh-adhbhar).
ríogh-fháidh
, g. id. and -dhe, pl. id., m., a royal prophet, an excellent prophet.
ríogh-fhuil
, -fhola, f., royal blood, kingly stock or race.
ríogh-halla
, g. id., pl. -aidhe, m., a kingly hall.
ríoghlách
, -áigh, pl. id., m., a king, a a prince, a nobleman, a gentleman; a respectable old man; somet. an old woman (P. O'C. and O'N.).
ríoghlann
, -ainne, -anna, f., a king's residence, a palace.
ríogh-laoch
, -aoigh, -aocha, m., a prince; an excellent man. See ríoghlách.
ríogh-nathair
, f., a cockatrice, a basilisk (somet. ríogh-athair).
ríogh-phort
, -phuirt, pl. id., m., a royal palace, a royal stronghold.
ríoghrach
, -aighe, a., royal, kingly.
ríoghradh
, -aidhe (coll.), f., a dynasty, a line of kings.
ríoghraidhe
, indec. a., regal, kingly.
ríogh-ráth
, f., a royal fortress or palace.
ríogh-ród
, m., a main road.
ríogh-ruathar
, m., a fierce attack.
ríogh-shlat
, f., a sceptre.
ríogh-ughdar
, m., a chief author.
ríomh
, m., act of enumerating, reckoning, composing (a poem, etc.), arranging, explaining; a number, an enumeration; níl ríomh leis, there is no standing him (Con.). See ríomhadh.
ríomhadh
, -mhtha, m., ad. of enumerating, reckoning, computing; act of arranging, of explaining; act of composing poetry, etc.
ríomhaim
, vl. ríomh and ríomhadh, v. tr., I enumerate, I count; I weave or compose (a poem); I set in order, explain.
ríomhaire
, g. id., pl. -ridhe, m., a calculator, an enumerator.
ríomhaireacht
, -a, f., enumeration, counting, arithmetic.
ríomh-áireamh
, m., counting, reckoning.
ríomh-áirmhim
, -áireamh, v. tr., I count, reckon.
río-rádh
, m., fuss, confusion, reckless merriment, revelry, a carouse (probably = rabhradh, which see).
ríribh
, in phr. dá ríribh, in earnest, in reality, truly, verily, seriously; an dá ríribh ataoi? are you serious, is it true? tá sé ag cur seaca dá ríribh, it is freezing with a vengeance; mhaise, an dá ríribh? now, really? i ndá ríribh somet. in M.
rís
I.
, -e, f., rice.
II.
, in phr. arís (a rís), ad., again, once more.
ríse
, ríseamhail. See reidhse, reidhseamhail.
rísín
, g. id., pl. -idhe, m., a raisin (this is the usual spelling and pronunciation of the word in Irish, P. O'C.).