tuaim

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠuəmʲ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tuaim f (genitive singular tuama, nominative plural tuamanna)

1. (archaeology) tumulus

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

Declension of tuaim

Third declension

Derived terms

• Tuaim (“Tuam”)
• tuamúil

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “túaim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• 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

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

Declension of tuaim

Second declension

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tuaim	thuaim	dtuaim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.