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barúil.

verbal noun of barúil

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠəˈɾˠuːlʲ/Munster/ˈbˠaɾˠuːlʲ/Connacht/ˈbˠɑɾˠulʲ/Ulster

  1. verbal noun of barúil

    feminine · form-of · noun-from-verb

  2. opinion

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish baramail (“opinion”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration, likeness”) (altered under the influence of samail), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”).

verb/bˠəˈɾˠuːlʲ/Munster/ˈbˠaɾˠuːlʲ/Connacht/ˈbˠɑɾˠulʲ/Ulster

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

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish baramail (“opinion”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration, likeness”) (altered under the influence of samail), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”).

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