tioram

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tírim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʰiɾəm/

Adjective

tioram

1. dry, arid, without moisture, parched
2. barren, uninteresting, unembellished, jejune
3. seasoned (as hay)

   feur tioram ― hay

4. flippant (as in speech), pert
5. (weather) fair

   uair tioram ― fair weather

6. thirsty
7. not seasoned, as food of an indifferent kind

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “tioram”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC