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

Declension of taom

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative taom taomanna Vocative a thaom a thaomanna Genitive taoma taomanna Dative taom taomanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an taom na taomanna Genitive an taoma na dtaomanna Dative leis an taom don taom leis na taomanna

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

• “taom”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “taem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taom”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 718
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN