tomhas

Irish

Alternative forms

tomhais (Galway)
tomhaisiú, tois, toise, tómhas, tomhus, tómhus, tos

Etymology

From Old Irish tomus (“measuring”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠõːsˠ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): (Aran) /t̪ˠuːʃ/ (corresponding to the form tomhais); (Cois Fharraige, Connemara) /t̪ˠeʃ/ (corresponding to the form tois)
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠesˠ/; /t̪ˠẽsˠ/ ~ /t̪ˠõsˠ/

Noun

tomhas m (genitive singular tomhais, nominative plural tomhais)

verbal noun of tomhais
measure, measuring, measurement
gauge (thickness of sheet metal or wire; unit of measurement for shotguns)
size, fit (degree to which something fits)
guess (prediction about the outcome of something)
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

^ “tomhas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ 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
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 294
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 42, page 11
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath : Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 233
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 17, page 8
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 80, page 20

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Barra) IPA^(key):

Noun

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

verbal noun of tomhais
measurement
dimension, size
Synonym: meudachd
measure (device)
survey (of land, etc.)
Synonym: suirbhidh
calculation, computation
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

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

[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 (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 294

[5] 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 (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath : Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 233

[7] 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

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

tomhas

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