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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
taom thaom dtaom
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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