titim

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tuitim, from Old Irish tothaimm.

Alternative forms

• titeam, tuiteam, tuitim

Pronunciation

• (Munster) see: titeam
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲitʲəmʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɨtʲəmʲ/

Noun

titim f (genitive singular titime, uncountable)

1. verbal noun of tit
2. fall (act of falling; period of decline, loss of greatness of status)

Declension

Declension of titim (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative titim vocative a thitim genitive titime dative titim forms with the definite article singular nominative an titim genitive na titime dative leis an titim don titim

Derived terms

• titimeach (“falling, tending to fall; caducous”, adjective)
• titimeán m (“dropper (fishing)”)
• titimeas m (“epilepsy”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “tuitim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1275; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “titim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “titim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “titim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• tuitim

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲitʲəmʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɨtʲəmˠ/

Verb

titim

1. first-person singular present indicative/imperative of tit

Mutation

Mutated forms of titim

radical	lenition	eclipsis
titim	thitim	dtitim

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