roimh
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Róimh
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish rem-, from Proto-Celtic *ɸr-mo, from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognate of English from. Akin to ró-. Compare Scottish Gaelic ro.
Preposition[edit]
roimh (plus dative, triggers lenition)
- before
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an duine a bhí romhat ― the person that was before you
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roimh a sé a chlog ― before six o’clock
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