"rí" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: /ɾˠiː/
Etymology: From Middle Irish rí, from Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|rí}} Middle Irish rí, {{der|ga|sga|rí}} Old Irish rí, {{der|ga|cel-pro|*rīxs}} Proto-Celtic *rīxs, {{der|ga|ine-pro|*h₃rḗǵs||ruler, king}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|rí|||||||nominative plural|ríthe|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} rí m (genitive singular rí, nominative plural ríthe), {{ga-noun|m|~|ríthe}} rí m (genitive singular rí, nominative plural ríthe) Forms: [genitive, singular], ríthe [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], [indefinite, nominative, singular], ríthe [indefinite, nominative, plural], a rí [indefinite, singular, vocative], a ríthe [indefinite, plural, vocative], [genitive, indefinite, singular], ríthe [genitive, indefinite, plural], [dative, indefinite, singular], ríthe [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an rí [definite, nominative, singular], na ríthe [definite, nominative, plural], an rí [definite, genitive, singular], na ríthe [definite, genitive, plural], leis an rí [dative, definite, singular], don rí [dative, definite, singular], leis na ríthe [dative, definite, plural]
  1. king (male monarch) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heads of state, Male people, Monarchy
    Sense id: en-rí-ga-noun-g02IUh~H Disambiguation of Heads of state: 59 41 Disambiguation of Male people: 89 11 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 64 36
  2. king (in chess; in cards; in checkers/draughts) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Card games, Chess
    Sense id: en-rí-ga-noun-Ztn3dsl9 Disambiguation of Card games: 32 68 Disambiguation of Chess: 16 84 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 43 35 7 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 35 7 15 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: banríon
Derived forms: iníon rí (english: princess), leasrí (english: viceroy), mac rí (english: prince), Nás na Ríogh (english: Naas), rí-ulchabhán (english: eagle owl), Rián (english: Ryan), rímháistreacht (english: virtuosity), ríocht (english: kingdom), ríoga (english: royal), ríshliocht (english: dynasty), ríúil (english: kingly), Ruairí (english: Rory), soitheach an rí (english: cutter (boat)), uirrí (english: tributary king) Related terms: banríon, caiseal, easpag, ridire, ceithearnach, fichillín, aon, , trí, ceathair, cúig, , seacht, ocht, naoi, deich, cuireata, fear na gcrúb, buachaill mór

Inflected forms

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      "word": "leasrí"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "prince",
      "word": "mac rí"
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    },
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      "english": "eagle owl",
      "word": "rí-ulchabhán"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Ryan",
      "word": "Rián"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "virtuosity",
      "word": "rímháistreacht"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "ríúil"
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      "word": "Ruairí"
    },
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      "english": "cutter (boat)",
      "word": "soitheach an rí"
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "word": "cuireata"
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      "word": "fear na gcrúb"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
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            "Fundamental"
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            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      "id": "en-rí-ga-noun-Ztn3dsl9",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾˠiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rí"
}
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      "english": "princess",
      "word": "iníon rí"
    },
    {
      "english": "viceroy",
      "word": "leasrí"
    },
    {
      "english": "prince",
      "word": "mac rí"
    },
    {
      "english": "Naas",
      "word": "Nás na Ríogh"
    },
    {
      "english": "eagle owl",
      "word": "rí-ulchabhán"
    },
    {
      "english": "Ryan",
      "word": "Rián"
    },
    {
      "english": "virtuosity",
      "word": "rímháistreacht"
    },
    {
      "english": "kingdom",
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    {
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      "word": "ríoga"
    },
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      "word": "ríshliocht"
    },
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      "word": "ríúil"
    },
    {
      "english": "Rory",
      "word": "Ruairí"
    },
    {
      "english": "cutter (boat)",
      "word": "soitheach an rí"
    },
    {
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    }
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        "dative",
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    },
    {
      "word": "deich"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuireata"
    },
    {
      "word": "fear na gcrúb"
    },
    {
      "word": "buachaill mór"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "king (male monarch)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "king (in chess; in cards; in checkers/draughts)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾˠiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rí"
}

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