tomna

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Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic ثُمْنَة (ṯumna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tomna f (plural tmien, paucal tomniet)

  1. (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, equivalent to 10 siegħ, that is officially 0.6422 imperial cubic feet (18.18 L).
  2. (historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, equivalent to 6 siegħ, that is officially 1,344 imperial square yards (1,124 m2).

Romani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian toamnă.

Noun

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tomna f (plural tomni)

  1. autumn

Romanian

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Etymology

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From toamnă +‎ -a. Compare Aromanian ntumnedz, ntumnari.

Verb

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a tomna (third-person singular present tomnează, past participle tomnat) 1st conj.

  1. (of sheep, cattle) to spend the autumn in a place with pastures
  2. to keep sheep or cattle in an area with pasture during the fall

Conjugation

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