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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish baramail (“opinion”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration, likeness”) (altered under the influence of samail), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”).
Pronunciation
Noun
barúil f (genitive singular barúla, nominative plural barúlacha)
- verbal noun of barúil
- opinion
- Synonym: tuairim
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
barúil (present analytic barúlann, future analytic barúlfaidh, verbal noun barúil, past participle barúilte)
- (intransitive) think, opine, suppose, be of the opinion (that)
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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barúlaim
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barúlann tú; barúlair†
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barúlann sé, sí
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barúlaimid
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barúlann sibh
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barúlann siad; barúlaid†
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a bharúlann; a bharúlas / a mbarúlann*; a mbarúlas*
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barúiltear
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past
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bharúil mé; bharúlas
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bharúil tú; bharúlais
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bharúil sé, sí
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bharúlamar; bharúil muid
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bharúil sibh; bharúlabhair
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bharúil siad; bharúladar
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a bharúil / ar bharúil*
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barúladh
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past habitual
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bharúlainn / mbarúlainn‡‡
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bharúilteá / mbarúilteᇇ
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bharúladh sé, sí / mbarúladh sé, s퇇
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bharúlaimis; bharúladh muid / mbarúlaimis‡‡; mbarúladh muid‡‡
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bharúladh sibh / mbarúladh sibh‡‡
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bharúlaidís; bharúladh siad / mbarúlaidís‡‡; mbarúladh siad‡‡
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a bharúladh / a mbarúladh*
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bharúiltí / mbarúilt퇇
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future
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barúlfaidh mé; barúlfad
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barúlfaidh tú; barúlfair†
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barúlfaidh sé, sí
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barúlfaimid; barúlfaidh muid
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barúlfaidh sibh
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barúlfaidh siad; barúlfaid†
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a bharúlfaidh; a bharúlfas / a mbarúlfaidh*; a mbarúlfas*
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barúlfar
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conditional
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bharúlfainn / mbarúlfainn‡‡
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bharúlfá / mbarúlfᇇ
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bharúlfadh sé, sí / mbarúlfadh sé, s퇇
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bharúlfaimis; bharúlfadh muid / mbarúlfaimis‡‡; mbarúlfadh muid‡‡
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bharúlfadh sibh / mbarúlfadh sibh‡‡
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bharúlfaidís; bharúlfadh siad / mbarúlfaidís‡‡; mbarúlfadh siad‡‡
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a bharúlfadh / a mbarúlfadh*
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bharúlfaí / mbarúlfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go mbarúla mé; go mbarúlad†
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go mbarúla tú; go mbarúlair†
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go mbarúla sé, sí
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go mbarúlaimid; go mbarúla muid
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go mbarúla sibh
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go mbarúla siad; go mbarúlaid†
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go mbarúiltear
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past
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dá mbarúlainn
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dá mbarúilteá
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dá mbarúladh sé, sí
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dá mbarúlaimis; dá mbarúladh muid
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dá mbarúladh sibh
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dá mbarúlaidís; dá mbarúladh siad
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—
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dá mbarúiltí
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imperative
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barúlaim
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barúil
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barúladh sé, sí
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barúlaimis
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barúlaigí; barúlaidh†
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barúlaidís
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barúiltear
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verbal noun
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barúil
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past participle
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barúilte
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*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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barúil
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bharúil
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mbarúil
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “baramail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 86
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “baraṁail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 54
- Entries containing “barúil” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “barúil” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.