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ríon

ríon

Irish

Noun

ríon f ‎(genitive singular ríona, nominative plural ríonacha)

queen; queenly, noble, lady; fair maiden

Declension

Declension of ríon

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ríon	ríonacha
Vocative	a ríon	a ríonacha
Genitive	ríona	ríonacha
Dative	ríon	ríonacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ríon	na ríonacha
Genitive	na ríona	na ríonacha
Dative	leis an ríon don ríon	leis na ríonacha

Derived terms

Terms derived from ríon

ardríon f ‎(“high queen”)
banríon f ‎(“queen”)
ríonacht f ‎(“queenship”)

ríonaigh ‎(“queen”, verb)
ríonaí ‎(“queenly”, adjective)

ríonmháthair f ‎(“queen-mother”)
ríonphost m ‎(“queen-post”)

References

"ríon" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“rígan, rígain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.