romhaibh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish romaib.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

romhaibh (emphatic romhaibhse)

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

References

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish romaib.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈɾõ.əv/ [ˈɾõ.əv̥][1]
  • (Southern Hebridean, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈɾɔ̃.əv/[2], [ˈɾɔ̝̃ˑ.əv][3]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈɾɔ̃.əp/[4] (corresponding to the form romhaib)
  • (South Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈɾɔ.iv/, [ˈɾɔʔiv][2]
  • Homophone: tromhaibh (Southern Hebridean, much of Skye,Argyll)

Pronoun

romhaibh (emphatic romhaibhse)

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

Inflection

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

  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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 204
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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