umas

Albanian

Etymology

From an unattested *umë, from Proto-Albanian *wamā, from Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁- (“to vomit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐμέω (eméō, “to spit out”), Latin vomō (“to vomit”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬨 (vam, “to spit”), Sanskrit वमिति (vámiti, “to vomit”).

Verb

umas (aorist umata, participle umatë)

1. to bark

Related terms

• leh

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ūnās, accusative feminine plural of ūnus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.mɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.mɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.mɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.mas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.mɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: u‧mas

Article

umas

1. feminine plural of um
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 271:

     São umas criaturinhas engraçadas, não?

     They are some funny little creatures, aren't they?

See also

Portuguese articles (edit)
	Singular		Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Definite articles (the)	o	a	os	as
Indefinite articles (a, an; some)	um	uma	uns	umas