Tomás

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tomas"

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא (“twin”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠəˈmˠɑːsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊmˠɑːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔmˠasˠ/

Proper noun

Tomás m (genitive Thomáis)

1. a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas

Derived terms

• San Tomás (“Saint Thomas”)
• Tomáisín

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Tomás	Thomás	dTomás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Thomás (dated)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא (“twin”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈma(j)s/ [toˈma(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈma(j)s/ [toˈma(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /toˈma(j)ʃ/ [toˈma(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈmaʃ/

Proper noun

Tomás m

1. a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas
2. (biblical) Thomas (one of the Apostles)

   Synonym: Tomé

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא (te'oma, “twin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈmas/ [t̪oˈmas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: To‧más

Proper noun

Tomás m

1. Thomas, the apostle
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 3:18:

     Y á Andrés, y á Felipe, y á Bartolomé, y á Mateo, y á Tomás, y á Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y á Tadeo, y á Simón el Cananita.

     And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

     (KJV)

2. a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas

Derived terms

• Santo Tomás
• Tomasito (diminutive)

 

Related terms

• female given name: Tomasa

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Tomas
• → Tagalog: Tomas
• → Chinese: → 托馬斯／托马斯 (Tuōmǎsī) (transliteration)