roimh

See also: Róimh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ré, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrīs (compare Gaulish ris), from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognate with English first and Latin prīscus (“former”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾˠɛvʲ/

Preposition

roimh (plus dative, triggers lenition)

  1. before
    an duine a bhí romhat ― the person that was before you
    roimh a sé a chlog ― before six o’clock

Inflection
Inflection of roimh
Person Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. romham romhamsa
2d person sing. romhat romhatsa
3d sing. masc. roimhe roimhesean
3d sing. fem. roimpi roimpise
1st person pl. romhainn romhainne
2d person pl. romhaibh romhaibhse
3d person pl. rompu rompusan
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