tormán

See also: torman

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tormán; compare Scottish Gaelic torman. By surface analysis, toirm +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠəmˠanˠ/, /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠəmˠan̪ˠ/ (as if spelled tarmán)

Noun

tormán m (genitive singular tormáin, nominative plural tormáin)

1. noise, roar (loud resounding noise), rumble (low, heavy, continuous sound), thunder (deep, rumbling noise), boom (low-pitched, resonant sound)

Declension

Declension of tormán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tormán tormáin Vocative a thormáin a thormána Genitive tormáin tormán Dative tormán tormáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tormán na tormáin Genitive an tormáin na dtormán Dative leis an tormán don tormán leis na tormáin

Derived terms

• toit agus tormán (“something of no account, sound and fury”)
• tormán sonach (“sonic boom”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tormán	thormán	dtormán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tormán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tormán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 746
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tormán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN