stoirm

Irish

Alternative forms

• sdoirm, stuirm (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English storm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɪɾʲəmʲ/

Noun

stoirm f (genitive singular stoirme or stoirmeach, nominative plural stoirmeacha)

1. (weather) storm

   Synonyms: anfa, doineann

2. storm of anger; bluster, rage

Declension

Declension of stoirm (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative stoirm stoirmeacha vocative a stoirm a stoirmeacha genitive stoirme stoirmeacha dative stoirm stoirmeacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an stoirm na stoirmeacha genitive na stoirme na stoirmeacha dative leis an stoirm don stoirm leis na stoirmeacha

Alternative declension

Declension of stoirm (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative stoirm stoirmeacha vocative a stoirm a stoirmeacha genitive stoirmeach stoirmeacha dative stoirm stoirmigh (archaic, dialectal) stoirmeacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an stoirm na stoirmeacha genitive na stoirmeach na stoirmeacha dative leis an stoirm leis an stoirmigh (archaic, dialectal) don stoirm don stoirmigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na stoirmeacha

Derived terms

• cuilithe stoirme (“storm-centre”)
• duine gan stoirm (“quiet, inoffensive person”)
• peadairín na stoirme (“storm-petrel”)
• réim stoirme (“storm area”)
• stoirm bháistí (“rainstorm”)
• stoirm ghaoithe (“windstorm”)
• stoirm pholaitíochta (“political storm”)
• stoirm thoirní (“thunderstorm”)
• stoirmchoirceog (“storm-cone”)
• stoirmeach (“stormy, tempestuous”, adjective)
• stoirmiúil (“stormy, tempestuous”, adjective)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stoirm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English storm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪t̪ɤɾʲɤm/

Noun

stoirm m or f (genitive singular stoirme, plural stoirmean)

1. storm

Derived terms

• stoirmeil (“stormy, blowy, keen, tempestuous”)
• stoirmich (“bluster”, verb)