titimeas

Irish

Etymology

From titim (“fall”, noun) +‎ -as. Compare English falling sickness.

Noun

titimeas m (genitive singular titimis)

1. (pathology) epilepsy

   Synonyms: an bhreoiteacht mhór, galar titimeach, galar Póil, galar talmhaí, an tinneas beannaithe, an tinneas mór, tinneas Póil, tinneas talún

Declension

Declension of titimeas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative titimeas Vocative a thitimis Genitive titimis Dative titimeas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an titimeas Genitive an titimis Dative leis an titimeas don titimeas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
titimeas	thitimeas	dtitimeas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “titimeas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “titimeas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “titimeas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.