múisiam

• móisiam, múiseán, múisíom, múisiúm, múisiún

Borrowed from English emotion, from French émotion, from émouvoir (“excite”) based on Latin ēmōtus, past participle of ēmoveō (“move out, move away, remove, stir up, agitate”), from ē- (“out”) (variant of ex-), and moveō (“move”).

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈmˠoːʃia̯mˠ/[1] (corresponding to the alternative form móisiam)

múisiam m (genitive singular múisiam, nominative plural múisiamaí)

1. upset, mental disturbance

   Tá múisiam air. ― He is upset.

2. peevishness, pique
3. feeling of sickness, nausea, revulsion

   Chuirfeadh an bia úd múisiam ar muc. ― That food would turn a pig's stomach.

4. heaviness, dullness, drowsiness

• múisiamach

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