TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
taom1, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). Fit, paroxysm. 1. ~ tinnis, attack of illness. ~ lagachair, fainting fit. Dul i d~, to fall into a fit. Bhuail ~ é, he took bad. Tháinig ~ eile air inniu, he had another turn today. ~ an bháis, fatal attack (of illness). Thug an ~ sin leis é, that attack carried him off. 2. ~ feirge, buile, fit of anger, of madness. ~ eagla, paroxysm of fear.
taom2, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). Empty of water, pour off, bail. Bád a thaomadh, to bail a boat. Tobar a thaomadh, to empty out a well. Na prátaí a thaomadh, to teem the potatoes.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Taom, eall, ~, fit of nostalgia.
Taom éadóchais, fit of despondency.
Iompú, taom, ~, stomach upset.
~ siad taom baoise leis, they thought he had taken a crazy fit.
Tá sé thar ~; chuaigh sé thar a thaomadh, it has gone beyond all remedy.