Irish
Etymology
From ríomh (“count, enumerate; reckon, calculate, compute”) + -aire (agent noun suffix). From Old Irish rímaire (literally “one that computes”), as a calque of English computer.
Pronunciation
Noun
ríomhaire m (genitive singular ríomhaire, nominative plural ríomhairí)
- counter, enumerator
- calculator
- computer
Declension
Declension of ríomhaire (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ríomhaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ríomhaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ríomhaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025