umas
Albanian
Etymology
From an unattested *umë, from Proto-Albanian *wamā, from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to vomit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐμέω (eméō, “to spit out”), Latin vomō (“to vomit”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬨 (vam, “to spit”), Sanskrit वमिति (vámiti, “to vomit”).
Verb
umas (aorist umata, participle umatë)
- to bark
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ūnās, accusative feminine plural of ūnus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.ɐs/, /ũ.mɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ũ.ɐʃ/, /ũ.mɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.ɐs/, /ũ.mas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ũ.ɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: u‧mas
Article
umas
- feminine plural of um
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 271:
- São umas criaturinhas engraçadas, não?
- They are some funny little creatures, aren't they?