uimhir, f. (gs. -mhreach, pl. -mhreacha).Number. 1. (a)~ chothrom, chorr, even, odd, number. ~ chóimheasta, éagóimheasta, rational, irrational, number. ~ ilchodach, composite number. ~ réadach, real number. ~ theibí, abstract number. (b)Ch:~ adamhach, atomic number. ~ iompair, transport number. (c)Tex:~ snáithe, count (of yarn). (d)Gram:~ uatha, iolra, singular, plural, number. An ~ dhéach, the dual number. 2. Numeral, figure. ~ Arabach, Rómhánach, Arabic, Roman, numeral. Scríobh síos an ~, write down the number. 3. Number in series. (a)~ tí, ticéid, bus, number of house, of ticket, of bus. Tá siad ina gcónaí in ~ a seacht, they live at number seven. ~ leathanaigh, number of page. ~ theileafóin, telephone number. ~ thagartha, reference number. ~ a naoi i mbróga, size nine shoes. (b)~ de pháipéar nuachta, edition of a newspaper. ~ na míosa seo den iris, this month’s issue of the journal. 4. Count, aggregate. ~ dá ndaoine, a number of their people. An ~ a tháinig, the number of those who came. Duine dá n-~, one of their number. Níl a fhios agam ach oiread le h~ na bhfiann, I haven’t the faintest idea. (Var:gs. uimhre)