"riamh" meaning in Irish

See riamh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɾˠiəvˠ/ [Munster], /ɾˠiəw/ [Connacht, Ulster]
Etymology: From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam. Etymology templates: {{der|ga|mga|ríam}} Middle Irish ríam, {{der|ga|sga|rïam}} Old Irish rïam Head templates: {{head|ga|adverb|cat2=frequency adverbs|head=}} riamh, {{ga-adv|type=frequency}} riamh
  1. (literary) before Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-riamh-ga-adv-bbfYA-dP
  2. ever
    Sense id: en-riamh-ga-adv-YyEmVfLi Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 0
  3. (with negative) never Synonyms: go deo
    Sense id: en-riamh-ga-adv-ZJfks9e-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ariamh Derived forms: riamh agus choíche

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for riamh meaning in Irish (1.4kB)

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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ɾˠiəw/",
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    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "gd-noun 2"
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        "(literary) before"
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        "(with negative) never"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "go deo"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ɾˠiəvˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
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    },
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