buille faoi thuairim

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, a blow at random

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buille faoi thuairim m (plural buillí faoi thuairim)

  1. (rough) guess, conjecture
    Synonyms: amas, amhras, barúil, tomhas

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
buille faoi thuairim bhuille faoi thuairim mbuille faoi thuairim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 314, page 110

Further reading

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