roimhe

See also: Róimhe

Irish

Alternative forms

roimis (Munster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish reme, remi, roime, replacing earlier ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɪvʲə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɨ̞̃vʲə/

Pronoun

roimhe (emphatic roimhesean)

third-person singular masculine of roimh: before him, before it m

Adverb

roimhe

already, before

Further reading

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish reme, remi, roime, replacing earlier ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɾɔ̃jə/, /ˈɾɛ̃.ə/

Adverb

roimhe

before, formerly

Pronoun

roimhe (emphatic roimhesan)

third-person singular masculine of ro: before him/it

See also

roimhpe

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