taisme

== Irish == === Etymology === Uncertain. The Historical Irish Corpus has no citations earlier than the 20th century. Dinneen suggests a connection with tuismeadh (“procreation”), but the semantic connection is difficult to make. === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠæʃmʲə/ === Noun === taisme f (genitive singular taisme, nominative plural taismí) accident, mishap, casualty fluke (stroke of luck) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== de thaisme (“by chance, accidentally, by accident, by a fluke”) taismeach (“accidental; casualty”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “taisme”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 712 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “taisme”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN