tomhas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish tomus (“measuring”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tomhas m (genitive singular tomhais, nominative plural tomhais)

  1. verbal noun of tomhais
  2. measure, measuring, measurement
  3. gauge (thickness of sheet metal or wire; unit of measurement for shotguns)
  4. size, fit (degree to which something fits)
  5. guess (prediction about the outcome of something)
  6. riddle, conundrum, puzzle

Declension

Declension of tomhas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tomhas tomhais
vocative a thomhais a thomhasa
genitive tomhais tomhas
dative tomhas tomhais
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tomhas na tomhais
genitive an tomhais na dtomhas
dative leis an tomhas
don tomhas 		leis na tomhais
Alternative declension
Declension of tomhas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tomhas tomhasanna
vocative a thomhais a thomhasanna
genitive tomhais tomhasanna
dative tomhas tomhasanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tomhas na tomhasanna
genitive an tomhais na dtomhasanna
dative leis an tomhas
don tomhas 		leis na tomhasanna

Derived terms

  • as tomhas (“by guess(-work)”)
  • balún tomhais (“sounding-balloon”)
  • brat ar thomhas an urláir (“fitted carpet”)
  • cailpéar tomhais (“calliper gauge”)
  • cluiche tomhais focal (“charade”)
  • den tomhas beacht (“full-size”)
  • droichead tomhais (“measuring bridge”)
  • gan tomhas (“unfathomed, unmeasured”)
  • gloine tomhais (“measuring-glass”)
  • léaráid thomhas (“dimensioned sketch”)
  • ribín tomhais (“tape-measure”)
  • roth tomhais (“trundle-wheel”)
  • scálaí tomhais (“(pair of) scales”)
  • slabhra tomhais (“measuring-chain”)
  • slat tomhais (“criterion, touchstone, yard-stick”)
  • tomhais innill (“dimensional figures”)
  • tomhas a chur ar dhuine (“to ask someone a riddle”)
  • tomhas ama (“timing”)
  • tomhas beacht (“exact measure”)
  • tomhas biotáille (“a measure of spirits”)
  • tomhas cearnógach (“square measure”)
  • tomhas ceart (“honest weight”)
  • tomhas ciúbach (“cubic measure”)
  • tomhas corr (“bastard size”)
  • tomhas cró (“bore”)
  • tomhas cruánach (“solid measure”)
  • tomhas faid (“linear measure”)
  • tomhas gann (“short measure”)
  • tomhas láimhe (“hand measurement”)
  • tomhas lamháltais (“limit gauge”)
  • tomhas leachta (“liquid measure”)
  • tomhas leithead ráille (“track-gauge”)
  • tomhas líneach (“linear measure”)
  • tomhas míreanna mearaí (“jig-saw puzzle”)
  • tomhas sleamhnáin (“slide gauge”)
  • tomhas sorcóireach (“cylindrical gauge, plug gauge”)
  • tomhas tiúis (“thickness-gauge, feeler-gauge”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tomhas
radical lenition eclipsis
tomhas thomhas dtomhas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

References
  1. ^ “tomhas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 185, page 54; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 294
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 42, page 11
  6. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 233
  7. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 17, page 8
  8. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 80, page 20

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “tóṁas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1229; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tomhas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tomus (“weighing, measuring; considering; measure, quantity, amount; metre, poetry; riddle, guess”).

Pronunciation

  • (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ʰɔ̃ˑ.əs̪][1]

Noun

tomhas m (genitive singular tomhais, plural tòimhsean or tomhasan)

  1. verbal noun of tomhais
  2. measurement
  3. dimension, size
    Synonym: meudachd
  4. measure (device)
  5. survey (of land, etc.)
    Synonym: suirbhidh
  6. calculation, computation
  7. guess
    Synonyms: barail, tuairmse

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of tomhas
radical lenition
tomhas thomhas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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