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roimhe

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See also: Róimhe

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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roimhe (emphatic roimhesean)

  1. third-person singular masculine of roimh: before him/it m

Adverb

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roimhe

  1. already, before

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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roimhe

  1. before, formerly

Pronoun

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roimhe (emphatic roimhesan)

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

Inflection

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Personal inflection of roimhe
Person: simple emphatic
singular first romham romhamsa
second romhad romhadsa
third m roimhe roimhesan
f roimhpe roimhpese
plural first romhainn romhainne
second romhaibh romhaibhse
third romhpa romhpasan

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  5. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN