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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ráiméis ráiméisí
Vocative a ráiméis a ráiméisí
Genitive ráiméise ráiméisí
Dative ráiméis ráiméisí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ráiméis na ráiméisí
Genitive na ráiméise na ráiméisí
Dative leis an ráiméis

don ráiméis

 leis na ráiméisí

Descendants
  • English: rameish

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. (1904) “ráiméis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 558
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “raiméis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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