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taom.

attack (sudden onset of a disease)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/t̪ˠeːmˠ/Munster/t̪ˠiːmˠ/Connacht/t̪ˠiːmˠ/Ulster/t̪ˠɯːmˠ/Ulster
  1. attack (sudden onset of a disease)

    masculine
  2. fit, seizure (sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom; sudden attack or convulsion)

    masculine
  3. fit, seizure, paroxysm (sudden outburst of emotion), spasm (sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion)

    masculine
  4. bout (of an illness)

    masculine
  5. scrap, least particle

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; already in Middle Irish confused with teidhm and may have originated as a by-form of it.

verb/t̪ˠeːmˠ/Munster/t̪ˠiːmˠ/Connacht/t̪ˠiːmˠ/Ulster/t̪ˠɯːmˠ/Ulster
  1. to pour off (a liquid, especially water) to bail (out)

  2. to pour off (a liquid, especially water) to teem (drain the water from)

  3. to overflow

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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