titim

Irish

Alternative forms

• tuitim

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tuitim, from Old Irish tothaimm.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪtʲəmʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɨ̞tʲəmʲ/

Noun

titim f (genitive singular titime)

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 case singular nominative titim vocative a thitim genitive titime dative titim forms with the definite article case 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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “titim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “titim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “titim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪtʲəmʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɨ̞tʲəmˠ/

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.