réimm

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• réim

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *reidsman, from *reid- +‎ *-sman.

Noun

réimm n

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

Inflection

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

• imrimm

Descendants

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

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 réim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language