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 ==== Alternative declension ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === 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] === 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 === === References ===