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
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

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

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.
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