baramail

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin parabola (from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, comparison; parable)), influenced by samail (description, likeness, similarity).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

baramail f

  1. comparison, the like, match
  2. opinion, conjecture, surmise
  3. likelihood
  4. expectation, hope

Inflection[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “noun”)

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: barúil
  • Manx: barel
  • Scottish Gaelic: barail

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
baramail baramail
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbaramail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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