tirim

See also: tírim

Irish

Alternative forms

  • tirm, trim (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Irish tírim,[1] from Proto-Celtic *tīresmis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tirim (plural tirime or tiorma, comparative tirime or tiorma)

  1. dry

Declension

Regular declension:

Declension of tirim
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative tirim thirim tirime;
thirime2
vocative thirim tirime
genitive tirime tirime tirim
dative tirim;
thirim1 		thirim tirime;
thirime2
Comparative níos tirime
Superlative is tirime

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Irregular declension:

Declension of tirim
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative tirim thirim tiorma;
thiorma2
vocative thirim tiorma
genitive tirime tiorma tirim
dative tirim;
thirim1 		thirim tiorma;
thiorma2
Comparative níos tiorma
Superlative is tiorma

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • Alternative comparative form: trioma

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tirim
radical lenition eclipsis
tirim thirim dtirim

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

References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tírim, tirim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 472, page 127
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 421, page 128; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 21, page 29
  5. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 262, page 133
  6. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 295
  7. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 226, page 51
  8. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 204
  9. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 133, page 47; reprinted 1979
  10. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979), Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 303
  11. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “tirim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1215; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tirim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “tirim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “tirim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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