Irish
Etymology
From titim (“fall”, noun) + -as. Compare English falling sickness.
Noun
titimeas m (genitive singular titimis)
- (pathology) epilepsy
- Synonyms: an bhreoiteacht mhór, galar titimeach, galar Póil, galar talmhaí, an tinneas beannaithe, an tinneas mór, tinneas Póil, tinneas talún
Declension
Declension of titimeas (first declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of titimeas
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lenition
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eclipsis
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thitimeas
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dtitimeas
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “titimeas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “titimeas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “titimeas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025