Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
téarma. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
téarma, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
téarma in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
téarma you have here. The definition of the word
téarma will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
téarma, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English terme, from Old French terme, from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of tearmann.
Pronunciation
Noun
téarma m (genitive singular téarma, nominative plural téarmaí)
- term, period
- time limit
- term, condition
- (music, poetry) quatrain, stanza, verse
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
|
| Radical
|
Lenition
|
Eclipsis
|
| téarma
|
théarma
|
dtéarma
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
References
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “térma”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “téarma”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 727