réimm

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• réim

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *reidsman, from *reid- +‎ *-sman.

Noun

réimm n

1. verbal noun of réidid
2. movement
3. way, manner

Inflection

Neuter n-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	réimmN	réimmN	réimmenL
vocative	réimmN	réimmN	réimmenL
accusative	réimmN	réimmN	réimmenL
genitive	réimme	réimmenN	réimmenN
dative	réimmimL	réimmenaib	réimmenaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• imrimm

Descendants

• Middle Irish: réim
  • Irish: réim
  • Scottish Gaelic: rèim (“power, authority, career”)

Mutation

Mutation of réimm

radical	lenition	nasalization
réimm also rréimm after a proclitic ending in a vowel	réimm pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 réim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language