baramail

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Old IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaraṽilʲ/

NounEdit

baramail f

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

InflectionEdit

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

DescendantsEdit

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

MutationEdit

Old 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.

ReferencesEdit

• “baramail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.