rámh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ráma, rám, from Proto-Celtic *rāmo-s (compare Welsh rhaw (“spade”)).

Noun

rámh m (genitive singular rámha, nominative plural rámhaí)

oar

Declension

Declension of rámh

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rámh	rámhaí
Vocative	a rámh	a rámhaí
Genitive	rámha	rámhaí
Dative	rámh	rámhaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an rámh	na rámhaí
Genitive	an rámha	na rámhaí
Dative	leis an rámh don rámh	leis na rámhaí

Alternative forms

rámha m

Derived terms

ascaill rámha f (“second oarsman”) (on two-man oar)
rámhach (“oared”, adjective)
rámhaí m, rámhadóir m (“oarsman”)
rámhaigh (“row”, verb)
rámh fada m (“long oar, sweep”)
rámhlong f (“galley”)

Verb

rámh

Alternative form of rámhaigh (“row”)

Further reading

"rámh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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