tomhais

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish toimsid, denominal verb from Old Irish tomus (weighing, measure), replacing Old Irish do·midethar (to weigh). From Proto-Celtic *to- + *messus (measurement, judgement), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to measure).

Verb

tomhais (present analytic tomhaiseann, future analytic tomhaisfidh, verbal noun tomhas, past participle tomhaiste)

  1. to measure, weigh
  2. to estimate, guess
Conjugation

Alternative verbal noun: tomhais

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tomhais m

  1. genitive singular of tomhas

Noun

tomhais m (genitive singular tomhais)

  1. Galway form of tomhas

Mutation

Mutated forms of tomhais
radical lenition eclipsis
tomhais thomhais dtomhais

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

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 294
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 42

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish toimsid, denominal verb from tomus (weighing, measure), from Proto-Celtic *to- + *messus (measurement, judgement), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to measure).

Verb

tomhais (past thomhais, future tomhaisidh, verbal noun tomhas, past participle tomhaiste)

  1. measure, gauge, weigh
  2. survey (land, etc.)
  3. calculate, compute (distance, speed, etc.)
  4. guess

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tomhais m

  1. genitive singular of tomhas

Mutation

Mutation of tomhais
radical lenition
tomhais thomhais

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

Further reading