tomín
See also: tomin
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Andalusian Arabic ثُمْن (ṯúmn), from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”), from the root ن (n) م (m) ث (ṯ-m-n). Originally used in reference to it forming one-eighth of a castellano. Doublet of azumbre and celemín.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tomín m (plural tomines)
- (historical) tomin (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 0.6 g)
- (historical) tomin (a former gold Spanish coin notionally equivalent to a tomin of gold)
- Synonym: (abbreviation) t
- (historical) tomin (a former silver colonial Spanish coin notionally equivalent in value to the gold tomin)
Coordinate terms edit
- (unit of mass): grano (1⁄12 tomín), escrúpulo (2 tomines), adarme (3 tomines), ochava (6 tomines), castellano (8 tomines), onza (48 tomines)
- (gold coin): adarme (3 tomines), castellano (8 tomines)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “tomín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014