roiste

See also: róiste

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

roiste m sg

genitive singular of roiseadh (“rip, rent, tear; ragged cutting; rush, spate”)

Verb

roiste

past participle of rois (“ravel out, unravel; rip, rend, tear”)

Etymology 2

Noun

roiste f pl

(nonstandard) plural of rois (“volley; blast, burst”)

Further reading

"roiste" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “roiste” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “roiste” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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