raiméis

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman romance.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɾˠɑːˈmʲeːʃ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɑːmʲeːʃ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠæːmʲeʃ/; /ˈɾˠaːmˠasˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form rámás)

Noun

raiméis f (genitive singular raiméise, nominative plural raiméisí)

  1. nonsensical talk; rubbish; poppycock; rigmarole
  2. a pipe dream
  3. a romance; a rhapsody; gasconade; a low composition

Declension

Declension of ráiméis (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ráiméis ráiméisí
vocative a ráiméis a ráiméisí
genitive ráiméise ráiméisí
dative ráiméis ráiméisí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ráiméis na ráiméisí
genitive na ráiméise na ráiméisí
dative leis an ráiméis
don ráiméis 		leis na ráiméisí

Descendants

  • → English: rameish
  • → Yola: raamaash

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Further reading

  • “raiméis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ráiméis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 874; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “raiméis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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