baramail

Middle Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarəβ̃əlʲ/

Noun

baramail f

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

Inflection

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

Descendants

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

Mutation

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “baramail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language