Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *rēdsman, from *rēd- +‎ *-sman.[1]

Noun edit

réimm n

  1. verbal noun of réidid
  2. movement
  3. way, manner

Inflection edit

Neuter n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative réimmN réimmN réimmenL
Vocative réimmN réimmN réimmenL
Accusative réimmN réimmN réimmenL
Genitive réimme réimmenN réimmenN
Dative réimmimL réimmenaib réimmenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Irish: réim
    • Irish: réim
    • Scottish Gaelic: rèim (power, authority, career)

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
réimm
also rréimm after a proclitic
réimm
pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rēd-sman-, *rēssman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 307

Further reading edit