ràmh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ráma, rám, from Proto-Celtic *rāmo-s (compare Welsh rhaw (“spade”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠaːv/

Noun

ràmh m (genitive singular ràimh, plural ràimh or ràmhan)

1. oar

Derived terms

• bàta-ràmh

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ràmh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ráma, rám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language