romham

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish remum, róm, rium, from Old Irish reum.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /rũːm/, /ɾˠõːmˠ/^[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠõːmˠ/^[2]

Pronoun

romham (emphatic romhamsa)

first-person singular of roimh: before me, in front of me

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 86
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish remum, róm, rium, from Old Irish reum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɾɔ̃.əm/
(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈɾõ.əm/
(Argyll) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɔ.ɔm/

Pronoun

romham

before me
Choisich mi romham.
I walked on/along.
(literally, “I walked before me.”)

Derived terms

romhamsa

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