réama

See also: reama

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠeːmˠə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin rheuma (“catarrh, rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”).

Noun

réama m (genitive singular réama)

1. (pathology) rheum; discharge of mucus, of saliva; catarrh, phlegm
2. mucus, slime (of fish)

Declension

Declension of réama

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative réama Vocative a réama Genitive réama Dative réama

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an réama Genitive an réama Dative leis an réama don réama

Etymology 2

Noun

réama

1. genitive singular of réam

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “réma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “réama”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “réama”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024