Rí

Rí is an ancient Gaelic word, meaning King [cite book
title= Dictionary of the Irish Language
publisher = Royal Irish Academy
year=1990
isbn=0901714291 ] . It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings and those of similar rank. While the modern Irish word is exactly the same [Niall Ó Dónaill: "Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla"] , the modern Scottish equivalent is "Rìgh" [cite web
title = an Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig
url=http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php?facal=rìgh&seorsa=Gaidhlig&tairg=Lorg&eis_saor=on&binary=on&slaiseachan=on
accessdate = 2007-06-26 ] .

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