taom

See also: ta¹ øm⁵

Irish

Etymology

Uncertain; already in Middle Irish confused with teidhm and may have originated as a by-form of it.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠeːmˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠiːmˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠiːmˠ/, (older) /t̪ˠɯːmˠ/

Noun

taom m (genitive singular taoma, nominative plural taomanna)

  1. attack (sudden onset of a disease)
  2. fit, seizure (sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom; sudden attack or convulsion)
    Synonym: gabhlán
  3. fit, seizure, paroxysm (sudden outburst of emotion), spasm (sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion)
    Synonym: straidhn
  4. bout (of an illness)
  5. (chiefly in the negative) scrap, least particle

Declension

Declension of taom (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative taom taomanna
vocative a thaom a thaomanna
genitive taoma taomanna
dative taom taomanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an taom na taomanna
genitive an taoma na dtaomanna
dative leis an taom
don taom 		leis na taomanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of taom
radical lenition eclipsis
taom thaom dtaom

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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