tit, v.i. (vn. ~im, pp. ~e). Fall. 1. Drop down. ~im go talamh, de scafall, anuas as an spéir, to fall to the ground, off a scaffolding, down from the sky. Thit sé uaim, I dropped it. 2. Collapse. Tá na ballaí ag ~im, the walls are falling down. Thit an díog isteach, the trench caved in. Bhí mé ag ~im as mo sheasamh, I was hardly able to stay on my feet. Tá siad ag ~im as a chéile, they are falling apart. S.a. anam 2. 3. Descend. Fearthainn, sneachta, ag ~im, rain, snow, falling. Tá ceo ag ~im, there is a fog coming down. Thit an oíche, night fell. 4. Decline. An áit a dtiteann an bóthar, where the road dips. Tá an ghrian ag ~im siar, the sun is westering. 5. Come down to lower level. Dá mbeadh praghsanna ag ~im, if prices were falling. An uair sin bhí an costas beatha ag ~im, at that time the cost of living was falling. Tá muca ~e, the price of pigs has fallen. 6. Abate. Tá an ghaoth ag ~im, the wind is falling. Fan go dtite an tuile, wait till the flood abates. 7. Droop, deteriorate. Thit an seanduine go mór le bliain, the old man has declined a lot during the past year. 8. Be overthrown, be killed. An méid acu a thit sa bhruíon, those of them who fell in the fight. 9. Lose position. ~im siar, to fall back. Ag ~im ar gcúl, chun deiridh, falling behind.