barúil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • baramhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish baramail (comparison, the like, match; opinion, conjecture, surmise; likelihood; expectation, hope), from Latin parabola (comparison, illustration, likeness), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, comparison; parable).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [bˠɑˈɾˠuːlʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈbˠaɾˠuːlʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈbˠaɾˠulʲ]

Noun

barúil f (genitive singular barúla, nominative plural barúlacha)

  1. verbal noun of barúil
  2. opinion

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

barúil (present analytic barúlann, future analytic barúlfaidh, verbal noun barúil, past participle barúilte)

  1. (intransitive) think, opine, suppose, be of the opinion (that)

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
barúil bharúil mbarúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • baramail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “baraṁail” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "barúil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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