faoi thuairim
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulster) IPA(key): /fˠa ˈhuːɾʲəmʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form fá thuairim)
Preposition
[edit]faoi thuairim (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
- toward (in the direction of)
- toward (for the purpose of)
- Synonym: le haghaidh
- here's to (phrase used before drinking a toast)
- Faoi thuairim do sláinte! ― To your health!
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of faoi thuairim
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | faoi mo thuairim | faoi mo thuairimse |
| 2d person sing. | faoi do thuairim | faoi mo thuairimse |
| 3d sing. masc. | faoina thuairim | faoina thuairimsean |
| 3d sing. fem. | faoina tuairim | faoina tuairimse |
| 1st person pl. | faoinár dtuairim | faoinár dtuairimne |
| 2d person pl. | faoi bhur dtuairim | faoi bhur dtuairimse |
| 3d person pl. | faoina dtuairim | faoina dtuairimsan |
Adverb
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- buille faoi thuairim
- nó faoin tuairim sin (“or so, or thereabouts”)
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 314, page 110
Further reading
[edit]- “faoi thuairim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “túaraim, túairim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tuairim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 761
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faoi thuairim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN