tormán

See also: torman

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tormán; compare Scottish Gaelic torman. By surface analysis, toirm +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠəmˠanˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠəmˠan̪ˠ/ (as if spelled tarmán)

Noun

tormán m (genitive singular tormáin, nominative plural tormáin)

1. noise, roar (loud resounding noise), rumble (low, heavy, continuous sound), thunder (deep, rumbling noise), boom (low-pitched, resonant sound)

Declension

Declension of tormán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative tormán tormáin vocative a thormáin a thormána genitive tormáin tormán dative tormán tormáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tormán na tormáin genitive an tormáin na dtormán dative leis an tormán don tormán leis na tormáin

Derived terms

• toit agus tormán (“something of no account, sound and fury”)
• tormán sonach (“sonic boom”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tormán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tormán	thormán	dtormán

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), “tormán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tormán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 746
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tormán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN