réimm

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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

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