rámhaille

Irish

Alternative forms

rábhailligh, rádhbaile, rádhmhaill, rádhmhaille, rámhaill, rámhailleacht, rámhaillí, rámhaillíocht, rámhailligh
rábhaillighe, rádhmhaillidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Unclear. DIL suggests a compound equivalent to rá (“speaking”) +‎ buile (“madness, frenzy”), but the preponderance of mh spellings casts doubt on this hypothesis. A connection with English rave is possible but leaves the -aille unexplained.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠaːwəl̠ʲi/ (corresponding to the form rámhaillí)

Noun

rámhaille f (genitive singular rámhaille)

raving(s), rambling(s)
delirium

Derived terms

rámhailleacht
rámhaille phóite (“delirium tremens, the D.T.s”)

“rámhaille”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rádbaile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ráḋṁaill”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 557
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ráṁaille”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 559
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rámhaille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75

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