umas

Etymology

From 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 (first-person singular past tense umata, participle umatë)

1. to bark

Etymology

From Latin ūnās, accusative feminine plural of ūnus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.mɐʃ/
• Hyphenation: u‧mas

Article

umas f pl

1. Feminine plural of article um.
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 271:

     São umas criaturinhas engraçadas, não?

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