roimh

See also: Róimh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rïam, the third-person singular masculine form of 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): /ɾˠɪvʲ/

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

Derived terms

• roimh ré

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “roimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN