téarma

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English terme, from Old French terme, from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of tearmann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲeːɾˠmˠə/

Noun

téarma m (genitive singular téarma, nominative plural téarmaí)

1. term, period
2. time limit
3. term, condition
4. (music, poetry) quatrain, stanza, verse

Declension

Declension of téarma (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative téarma téarmaí vocative a théarma a théarmaí genitive téarma téarmaí dative téarma téarmaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an téarma na téarmaí genitive an téarma na dtéarmaí dative leis an téarma don téarma leis na téarmaí

Synonyms

• (time limit): teorainn ama
• (quatrain, stanza, verse): rann

Derived terms

• aontéarmach
• mórthéarma

Mutation

Mutated forms of téarma

radical	lenition	eclipsis
téarma	théarma	dtéarma

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “térma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “téarma”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 727