tuama

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəmˠə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tomb, influenced by synonymous tuaim.

Noun

tuama m (genitive singular tuama, nominative plural tuamaí)

grave
Synonym: uaigh
tomb, tombstone
burial mound
Synonyms: dumha, dumha adhlactha

Declension

Declension of tuama

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tuama	tuamaí
Vocative	a thuama	a thuamaí
Genitive	tuama	tuamaí
Dative	tuama	tuamaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an tuama	na tuamaí
Genitive	an tuama	na dtuamaí
Dative	leis an tuama don tuama	leis na tuamaí

Alternative forms

tomba, tompa, tuamba, tuambadha, túmba, tumbadha (obsolete)
túma, tumba

Noun

tuama f sg

genitive singular of tuaim (“tumulus”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tuama	thuama	dtuama
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “túama”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tuama”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 762
Entries containing “tuama” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “tuama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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