raiméis

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Irish

Alternative forms

ramás, rámás, ráiméis

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)

nonsensical talk; rubbish; poppycock; rigmarole
a pipe dream
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

^ 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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