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tom.

bush, shrub

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/t̪ˠoumˠ/Munster/t̪ˠuːmˠ/Connacht/t̪ˠumˠ/Connacht/t̪ˠɞmˠ/Ulster
  1. bush, shrub

    masculine
  2. clump, tuft, tussock

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish tomm (“bush, tuft; hillock, knoll”), from Proto-Indo-European *tum- (“mound”).

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