tomhais

Irish

Pronunciation

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 (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 main entry.

Noun

tomhais m

  1. genitive singular of tomhas

Noun

tomhais m (genitive singular tomhais)

  1. Cois Fharraige form of tomhas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tomhais thomhais dtomhais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 294.
  2. Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1975, The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 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 main entry.

Noun

tomhais m

  1. genitive singular of tomhas

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
tomhaisthomhais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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