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romhaibh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish romaib.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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romhaibh (emphatic romhaibhse)

  1. second-person plural of roimh: before you pl

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 18

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish romaib.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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romhaibh (emphatic romhaibhse)

  1. second-person plural or formal singular of ro: before you

Inflection

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Personal inflection of romhaibh
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. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN