romhamsa
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]romhamsa
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈɾõ.əməs̪/[1] (corresponding to the form romhamas)
- (Harris, Uist) IPA(key): /ˈɾɔ̃.əms̪ə/[2]
Pronoun
[edit]romhamsa
- first-person singular emphatic of ro: before me
- A bheil thusa romhamsa? ― Are you before me? (e.g. in a queue)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath