triomach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • tiormach, tiormacht, tiormlach, triomacht

Etymology

From Middle Irish tirmach. By surface analysis, tirim + -ach with syncope of the first i.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲʊməx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲɪməx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲɪma(h)/

Noun

triomach m (genitive singular triomaigh)

  1. drought
    triomach san Astráil.There’s a drought in Australia.

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
triomach thriomach dtriomach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Further reading

  • Entries containing “triomach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “triomach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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