riamh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

Pronunciation

Adverb

riamh

  1. ever
    An raibh tú riamh i bPáras? ― Have you ever been in Paris?
    Ní dhearna mé ióga riamh cheana. ― I haven't ever done yoga yet.
  2. (with negative) never
    Synonym: go deo
  3. (literary) before

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 114, page 61

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Adverb

riamh

  1. alternative form of a-riamh

Etymology 2

Noun

riamh f

  1. series, number
  2. a drill of potatoes or turnips
  3. duration

Verb

riamh (past riamh, future riamhaidh, verbal noun riamhadh, past participle riamhte)

  1. drill (as turnips, potatoes, etc.)

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “riamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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