ràmh

See also: rámh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ráma, rám, from Old Irish rámae, from Proto-Celtic *rāmiyos (“oar”), (compare Welsh rhaw, Cornish rêv, Middle Breton reuf (“shovel”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rˠaːv/
  • Hyphenation: ràmh

Noun

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

  1. oar

Declension
Declension of ràmh (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative ràmh ràimh
Genitive ràimh ràmh
Dative ràmh ràimh; ràmhaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) ràmh (na) ràimh
Genitive (an) ràimh (nan) ràmh
Dative (an) ràmh (na) ràimh; ràmhaibh*
Vocative (a) rhàimh (a) ràmha

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Declension of ràmh (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative ràmh ràmhan
Genitive ràimh ràmhan
Dative ràmh ràmhan; ràmhaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) ràmh (na) ràmhan
Genitive (an) ràimh (nan) ràmhan
Dative (an) ràmh (na) ràmhan; ràmhaibh*
Vocative (a) rhàimh (a) ràmhan

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ràmh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ráma, rám”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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