roimh ré

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌɾˠɨ̞̃vʲəˈɾʲeː/[1] (as if spelled roimhe ré)

Adverb

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roimh ré

  1. beforehand, in advance
  2. previously, prior

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 101

Further reading

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  • “roimh ré”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ré”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 561
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