Róimh

See also: roimh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Róm, Róim, from Latin Rōma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠõːvʲ/

Proper noun

An Róimh f (genitive na Róimhe)

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Declension

Declension of Róimh (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Róimh vocative a Róimh genitive Róimhe dative Róimh forms with the definite article singular nominative an Róimh genitive na Róimhe dative leis an Róimh don Róimh

Derived terms

• An tSean-Róimh (“Ancient Rome”)
• Eaglais na Róimhe (“the Church of Rome”)
• Impireacht na Róimhe (“the Roman Empire”)
• Impireacht Naofa na Róimhe (“the Holy Roman Empire”)
• iolar na Róimhe (“Roman eagle”)

Related terms

• Rómhánach (“Roman”, adjective)
• Rómhánach (“Roman”, noun)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Róimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Rome”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Róm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Róimh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Róimh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026