taom

See also: ta¹ øm⁵

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠeːmˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠiːmˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠiːmˠ/, (older) /t̪ˠɯːmˠ/

Etymology 1

Uncertain; already in Middle Irish confused with teidhm and may have originated as a by-form of it.

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
singular plural
nominative taom taomanna
vocative a thaom a thaomanna
genitive taoma taomanna
dative taom taomanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an taom na taomanna
genitive an taoma na dtaomanna
dative leis an taom
don taom 		leis na taomanna

Etymology 2

Back-formation from the verbal noun taomadh, from Middle Irish táemad, from táem (“fit, paroxysm”) (see etymology 1).

The phonetic similitarity between taom and English teem is coincidental.

Verb

taom (present analytic taomann, future analytic taomfaidh, verbal noun taomadh, past participle taomtha)

  1. to pour off (a liquid, especially water)
    1. (nautical) to bail (out)
    2. (cooking) to teem (drain the water from)
  2. (obsolete) to overflow
Conjugation
conjugation of taom (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun taomadh
past participle taomtha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present taomaim taomann tú;
taomair† 		taomann sé, sí taomaimid taomann sibh taomann siad;
taomaid† 		a thaomann; a thaomas /
a dtaomann* 		taomtar
past thaom mé; thaomas thaom tú; thaomais thaom sé, sí thaomamar; thaom muid thaom sibh; thaomabhair thaom siad; thaomadar a thaom /
ar thaom* 		taomadh
past habitual thaomainn / dtaomainn‡‡ thaomtá / dtaomtᇇ thaomadh sé, sí / dtaomadh sé, s퇇 thaomaimis; thaomadh muid / dtaomaimis‡‡; dtaomadh muid‡‡ thaomadh sibh / dtaomadh sibh‡‡ thaomaidís; thaomadh siad / dtaomaidís‡‡; dtaomadh siad‡‡ a thaomadh /
a dtaomadh* 		thaomtaí / dtaomta퇇
future taomfaidh mé;
taomfad 		taomfaidh tú;
taomfair† 		taomfaidh sé, sí taomfaimid;
taomfaidh muid 		taomfaidh sibh taomfaidh siad;
taomfaid† 		a thaomfaidh; a thaomfas /
a dtaomfaidh* 		taomfar
conditional thaomfainn / dtaomfainn‡‡ thaomfá / dtaomfᇇ thaomfadh sé, sí / dtaomfadh sé, s퇇 thaomfaimis; thaomfadh muid / dtaomfaimis‡‡; dtaomfadh muid‡‡ thaomfadh sibh / dtaomfadh sibh‡‡ thaomfaidís; thaomfadh siad / dtaomfaidís‡‡; dtaomfadh siad‡‡ a thaomfadh /
a dtaomfadh* 		thaomfaí / dtaomfa퇇
subjunctive
present go dtaoma mé;
go dtaomad† 		go dtaoma tú;
go dtaomair† 		go dtaoma sé, sí go dtaomaimid;
go dtaoma muid 		go dtaoma sibh go dtaoma siad;
go dtaomaid† 		— go dtaomtar
past dá dtaomainn dá dtaomtá dá dtaomadh sé, sí dá dtaomaimis;
dá dtaomadh muid 		dá dtaomadh sibh dá dtaomaidís;
dá dtaomadh siad 		— dá dtaomtaí
imperative
– taomaim taom taomadh sé, sí taomaimis taomaigí;
taomaidh† 		taomaidís — taomtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of taom
radical lenition eclipsis
taom thaom dtaom

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Further reading

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