tuama
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəmˠə/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English tomb, influenced by synonymous tuaim.
Noun
tuama m (genitive singular tuama, nominative plural tuamaí)
- grave
- Synonym: uaigh
- tomb, tombstone
- burial mound
- Synonyms: dumha, dumha adhlactha
Declension
Declension of tuama
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Alternative forms
- tomba, tompa, tuamba, tuambadha, túmba, tumbadha (obsolete)
- túma, tumba
Noun
tuama f sg
- genitive singular of tuaim (“tumulus”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tuama | thuama | dtuama |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tuama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “túama”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “tuama”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 762
- Entries containing “tuama” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “tuama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.