roiste

See also: róiste

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

roiste m sg

1. genitive singular of roiseadh (“rip, rent, tear; ragged cutting; rush, spate”)

Verb

roiste

1. past participle of rois (“ravel out, unravel; rip, rend, tear”)

Etymology 2

Noun

roiste f pl

1. (nonstandard) plural of rois (“volley; blast, burst”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “roiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “roiste”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “roiste”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024