tiomna
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish timne (“command, precept, will, testament”), verbal noun of do·immna (“commits, entrusts, bequeaths, enjoins, commands”).
Noun
tiomna m (genitive singular tiomna, nominative plural tiomnaí)
Declension
Declension of tiomna
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (last will and testament): uacht
Derived terms
- An Sean-Tiomna (“the Old Testament”)
- An Tiomna Nua (“the New Testament”)
- tiomnach (“testate; testamentary”, adjective)
- tiomnacht (“bequest; testacy”)
- tiomnaigh (“bequeath; enjoin, command; commend; dedicate; delegate, entrust”, verb)
- tiomnóir (“testator”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tiomna | thiomna | dtiomna |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "tiomna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “timne”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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