réimm

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *reidsman, from *reid- +‎ *-sman.[1]

Noun

réimm n

  1. verbal noun of réidid
  2. movement
  3. way, manner

Inflection

Neuter n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative réimmN réimmN réimmenL
vocative réimmN réimmN réimmenL
accusative réimmN réimmN réimmenL
genitive réimme réimmenN réimmenN
dative réimmimL réimmenaib réimmenaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: réim
    • Irish: réim
    • Scottish Gaelic: rèim (“power, authority, career”)

Mutation

Mutation of réimm
radical lenition nasalization
réimm
also rréimm in h-prothesis environments		 réimm
pronounced with /ɾʲ-/		 réimm
also rréimm

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*rēd-sman-, *rēssman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 307

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