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

• (pour off a liquid): taosc
• (overflow): sceith

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.

Further reading

• “taom”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taemad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “taom”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 718
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “taom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN