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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin rheuma (“catarrh, rheum”), from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, humour”).
Noun
réama m (genitive singular réama)
- (pathology) rheum; discharge of mucus, of saliva; catarrh, phlegm
- mucus, slime (of fish)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
réama
- genitive singular of réam
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “réma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “réama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “réama”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “réama”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024