tuairim
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish túaraim, túairim (“likelihood, promise, appearance, resemblance; about, approximately”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠuəɾʲəmʲ/
Noun
tuairim f (genitive singular tuairime, nominative plural tuairimí or tuairimeacha)
- opinion
- (as a preposition or in prepositional phrases) about, approximately
Declension
Declension of tuairim
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural form: tuairimeacha (Cois Fharraige)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- faoi thuairim (“to, towards; for, for the purpose of”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tuairim | thuairim | dtuairim |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “túaraim, túairim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “tuairim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "tuairim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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