Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
tomán
tómas
tombac
tómhach
tomhaidhm
tomhail
tomhailt
tomhais
tomhaisín
tomhaisiúil
tomhaisteacht
tomhaisteoir
tomhaltach
tomhaltas
tomhaltóir
tomhas
tomhsaire
tomóg
tomógach
ton
tón
tona
tóna
tomhais could be a grammatical form of:
tomhas »
tomhais1, v.t. & i. (vn. -as).1. Measure; weigh, gauge, estimate. (a)Fad, leithead, airde, ruda a thomhas, to measure the length, the width, the height, of sth. Doimhneacht an uisce a thomhas, to gauge the depth of the water. Talamh a thomhas, to measure land. Thomhais an táilliúr mé le haghaidh culaithe, the tailor took my measure for a suit. (b)Galún bainne a thomhas chuig duine, to measure out a gallon of milk to s.o. Mar a thomhais sé chugam thomhais mé chuige, I gave him as good as I got. (c)Intinn, rún, duine a thomhas, to judge s.o.’s mind, intention. Bhí sé do mo thomhas i rith an ama, he was weighing me up all the time. Tá sé ~te agam, I have his measure. (d)Céim, caint, thomhaiste, measured step, speech. Bhí sé ag tomhas na bhfocal, he was measuring his words; he was guarded in his speech. (e)Thomhais sé a dhorn liom, he cocked his fist at me. Bhí siad ag tomhas dorn le chéile, (of fighters) they were sparring for an opening. 2. Guess. ~ cé atá anseo, guess who is here. Ní thomhaisfeá cé mé féin, you’d never guess who I am. Thomhais tú é, you’ve guessed it, you are quite right.
tomhais2 :tomhas.
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
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IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag cur ~ tomhas, giving out riddles.
Tomhas ~, exact measure.
Tomhas, orlach, míle, ~, square measure, inch, mile.
An focal, an freagra, an tomhas, ~, the right word, answer, measure.
Thomhais mé Éire ina ~eanna miona, I have stepped every sod of, walked in every corner of, Ireland.
~ a thomhais ort! Guess!
~ meáchan (agus tomhas), table of weights (and measures).
~ thomhaiste, measured step, tread.
~ tomhais, guess.
Caith do chrann tomhais, have a guess.
A chrann tomhais a bhaint de dhuine, to forestall s.o. in his guess, in his opinion.
Tomhas a chur, to give out a conundrum.
Riail, slat tomhais, a chur ar rud, to run a rule, a measuring-rod, over sth.
Suim, tomhas, a dhéanamh, to do, solve, a sum, a conundrum.
Thomhais sé go ~ an lá é, he guessed it to the very day.
Rud a fháil déanta, tomhaiste, glanta, to have sth. made, measured, cleaned.
Airgead, tomhas, ~, counterfeit money, measure.
Thomhais sé ~ na rátha, he measured a site for the fort.
~ tomhais, gallon measure.
Tomhas ~ gortach, mean miserable measure.
Tomhas ~, rough measurement.
Is ~ a thomhais sí an bia linn, she rationed the food severely among us.
Tomhas ~, short measure.
Tomhas lamháltais, limit gauge.
Tomhas ~a, liquid measure.
Meáchan, tomhas, ~, false weight, measure.
Faoi mhám tomhais, in full measure.
Meáchain agus tomhais, weights and measures.
Duine a mheas de réir a thomhais féin, to take s.o. at his own valuation.
Tomhas ~, statute measure.
~ tomhais, tape measure.
~ tomhais, trundle wheel.
2. ~ thomhais, opisometer.
2. ~ (tomhais), scale(-pan);
~ tomhais, measuring-rod; yardstick, criterion.
~ beacht, gann, exact, short, measure.
Thug sé an ~ go maith dom, he gave me full measure.
Ná déan peaca an tomhais, don’t give false measure.
~ biotáille, a measure of spirits.
Tá ~ pionta ann, it measures a pint.
~ ciúbach, líneach, cubic, linear, measure.
~ láimhe, hand measurement.
Tabhair ~ a láimhe féin dó, pay him back in kind.
~ sleamhnáin, slide gauge.
~ sorcóireach, cylindrical gauge.
~ tiúis, thickness-gauge.
~ a chur ar dhuine, to ask s.o. a riddle.
Bhí sé ag cur (amach) ~ orainn i rith na hoíche, he was giving us riddles to solve all night.
