ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Thomhais mé Éire ina ~eanna miona, I have stepped every sod of, walked in every corner of, Ireland.
Thomhais sé go ~ an lá é, he guessed it to the very day.
Thomhais sé ~ na rátha, he measured a site for the fort.
Is ~ a thomhais sí an bia linn, she rationed the food severely among us.
Duine a mheas de réir a thomhais féin, to take s.o. at his own valuation.
2. ~ thomhais, opisometer.
Thomhais an táilliúr mé le haghaidh culaithe, the tailor took my measure for a suit.
Mar a thomhais sé chugam thomhais mé chuige, I gave him as good as I got.
Thomhais sé a dhorn liom, he cocked his fist at me.
Thomhais tú é, you’ve guessed it, you are quite right.