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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English reeme, from Old French raime, rayme (“ream”), from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma, “bundle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
réam m (genitive singular réama, nominative plural réamanna)
- ream (bundle of paper)
Declension
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “réam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “réam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024