Irish

Alternative forms

• ariamh

Adverb

riamh

1. ever
2. (with negative) never

Synonyms

• (never): go deo

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• a-riamh

Etymology

From Middle Irish ríam, from Old Irish rïam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriəv/

Adverb

riamh

1. ever

   An robh thu ann riamh?‎ ― Have you ever been there?

2. never

   Cha robh riamh a leithid ann.‎ ― There was never one like him.

3. always

   Bha e riamh mar sin.‎ ― He was always like that.

   riamh is roimhe‎ ― still and before, abidingly

Usage notes

• Used only of past time.

Noun

riamh f

1. series, number
2. a drill of potatoes or turnips
3. duration

Verb

riamh ‎(past riamh, future riamhaidh, verbal noun riamhadh, past participle riamhte)

1. drill (as turnips, potatoes, etc.)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)