tuaim

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠuəmʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish túaim, from Proto-Celtic *tou(x)sman (“bend, arch, curve”) (whence also Welsh ystum (“gesture”)).

Noun

tuaim f (genitive singular tuama, nominative plural tuamanna)

1. (archaeology) tumulus

Declension

Declension of tuaim (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative tuaim tuamanna vocative a thuaim a thuamanna genitive tuama tuamanna dative tuaim tuamanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tuaim na tuamanna genitive na tuama na dtuamanna dative leis an tuaim don tuaim leis na tuamanna

Derived terms

• Tuaim (“Tuam”)
• tuamúil

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 761
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Alteration of fuaim (“sound, noise”)

Noun

tuaim f (genitive singular tuaime, nominative plural tuaimeanna)

1. Ulster form of fuaim (“sound, noise”)

Declension

Declension of tuaim (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative tuaim tuaimeanna vocative a thuaim a thuaimeanna genitive tuaime tuaimeanna dative tuaim tuaimeanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tuaim na tuaimeanna genitive na tuaime na dtuaimeanna dative leis an tuaim don tuaim leis na tuaimeanna

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 761
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuaim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• tuaghaim (obsolete)

Verb

tuaim

1. first-person singular present indicative/imperative of tuaigh (“to chop”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tuaim

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tuaim	thuaim	dtuaim

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