riamh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

Adverb

riamh

  1. (literary) before
    1. ever
    2. (with negative) never
      Synonym: go deo

Further reading


Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriəv/

Adverb

riamh

  1. ever
    An robh thu ann riamh?Have you ever been there?
  2. never
    Cha robh riamh a leithid ann.There was never one like him.
  3. always
    Bha e riamh mar sin.He was always like that.
    riamh is roimhestill and before, abidingly

Usage notes

  • Used only of past time.

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.)

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
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