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tuiteam

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰɪʰtʲəm/^[1]
- (Ness) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ʰiʰtʲəm]^[1]
- (Bernera, Lochs) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ʰɯʰtʲəm]^[1]^[2]
(Harris, North Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɯhtʲəm/^[1]
(Benbecula, South Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰuhtʲəm/^[1]

Noun

tuiteam m (genitive singular tuiteim, plural tuiteaman)

verbal noun of tuit
fall, falling, act of falling
chance
dusk, dawn
overturn

Derived terms

tuiteamas (“event, happening, occurrence, incident; accident; epilepsy”)

Verb

tuiteam

first-person singular imperative of tuit

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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