faoi thuairim

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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faoi thuairim (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. toward (in the direction of)
    Synonyms: chuig, chun, go dtí, ionsar
  2. toward (for the purpose of)
    Synonym: le haghaidh
  3. here's to (phrase used before drinking a toast)
    Faoi thuairim do sláinte!To your health!

Inflection

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Adverb

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faoi thuairim

  1. about, approximately
  2. at random

Derived terms

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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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