roimh
See also: Róimh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ré, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrīs (compare Gaulish ris), from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognate with English first and Latin prīscus (“former”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
roimh (plus dative, triggers lenition)
- before
- an duine a bhí romhat ― the person that was before you
- roimh a sé a chlog ― before six o’clock
Inflection
Inflection of roimh
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- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Irish lemmas
- Irish prepositions
- Irish prepositions governing the dative
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